Total Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 71.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 56.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lorne Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 108th highest 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 Lorne Street (WS7 1NA) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lorne Street (WS7 1NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poppy Walk, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Griffin Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lorne Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Griffin Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Walk Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Princess Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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