Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dunston Drive area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 101st 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 Dunston Drive (WS7 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunston Drive (WS7 2EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ogley Vale (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dunston Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Myatt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lulworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cumberland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dunston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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