Total Crime Rate
50.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Morlings Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 140th 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 Morlings Drive (WS7 2ED) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% lower than the Boney Hay & Central average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morlings Drive (WS7 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morley Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boney Hay & Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyhound Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Morley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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