Total Crime Rate

205.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 205.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.4 10/10
  • Public order 29.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spinney Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 19th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spinney Lane (WS7 2HA) in the last 12 months was 205.9 per 1,000 residents and was 255.0% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 161.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spinney Lane (WS7 2HA), the main crime hotspot is near Chorley Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spinney Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lebanon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chorley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfellow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfellow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robinson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Robinson Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Lane Local resolution

Data Sources

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