Total Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chase 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.

Crime Over Time in Chase Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swanfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willow Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Willow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swanfields Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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