Crime Rates at Viscount Road, Burntwood, WS7 1PU

Viscount Road 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 Viscount Road (WS7 1PU) 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 Viscount Road (WS7 1PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Crescent, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lodge Rise (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.