Total Crime Rate

230.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 230.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Drugs 29.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Johnson Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 15th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Johnson Road (WS7 2NL) in the last 12 months was 230.4 per 1,000 residents and was 323.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -32.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Johnson Road (WS7 2NL), the main crime hotspot is near Robinson Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Johnson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Johnson Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Columbian Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Californian Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lebanon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Road —
Apr 2026Public order Johnson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Columbian Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area 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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