Total Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 36.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Morley Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 61st highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morley Road (WS7 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% 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 Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morley Road (WS7 2DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Morley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Myatt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Greyhound Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Dunston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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