Total Crime Rate
109.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chase Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 51st highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chase Road (WS7 0DU) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 101.8% higher than the Boney Hay & Central average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 325.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chase Road (WS7 0DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Giles Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chase Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Swanfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Willow Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Willow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Swanfields | Under investigation |
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