Total Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wembley Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wembley Lane (WS7 1FL) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wembley Lane (WS7 1FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bleak House Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Two Oaks Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wembley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Two Oaks Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Two Oaks Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Two Oaks Avenue | Under investigation |
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