Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.9 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 55.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 14.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Deal Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 146th 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 Deal Avenue (WS7 2EU) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deal Avenue (WS7 2EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Deal Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dunston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Johnson Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cumberland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Johnson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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