Total Crime Rate
33.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coulson Close area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 131st 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 Coulson Close (WS7 1ZY) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% 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. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coulson Close (WS7 1ZY), 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 Radmore Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Radmore Close | Under investigation |
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