Total Crime Rate
37.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Paget Mews area has the 41st highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Paget Mews (WS7 1AD) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower than the Boney Hay & Central average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paget Mews (WS7 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Boney Hay & Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Joseph Dewsbury Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lebanon Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victory Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Joseph Dewsbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rugeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Water Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Under investigation |
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