Total Crime Rate
209.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
157.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chase Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Chasetown , and the 18th 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 0EB) in the last 12 months was 209.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% higher than the Chasetown average (125.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 157.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chase Road (WS7 0EB), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Travellers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chase Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Tree Close | — |
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