Total Crime Rate

192.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 192.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Water Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Street (WS7 1AW) in the last 12 months was 192.9 per 1,000 residents and was 254.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (WS7 1AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Water Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princess Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poppy Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Poppy Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Poppy Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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