Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Shakespeare Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 146th 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 Shakespeare Road (WS7 2LW) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (WS7 2LW), the main crime hotspot is near Robinson Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Robinson Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robinson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Joseph Dewsbury Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bells Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Dewsbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lebanon Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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