Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 160th highest 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 High Street (WS7 1LP) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WS7 1LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Joseph Dewsbury Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lodge Rise (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Calvary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lance Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Joseph Dewsbury Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Dewsbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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