Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 41.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 162nd 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 High Street (WS7 1LP) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WS7 1LP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Californian Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lymington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melford Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Earl Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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