Total Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lance Drive area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lance Drive (WS7 1FA) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lance Drive (WS7 1FA), the main crime hotspot is near Spencer Drive. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melford Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Earl Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lymington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rugeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Rise | Under investigation |
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