Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 41.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cotton Way area has the 37th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 162nd 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 Cotton Way (WS7 2NN) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Way (WS7 2NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Robinson Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chorley Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cotton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Columbian Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lymington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melford Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnson Road —
Apr 2026Public order Johnson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Johnson Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Californian Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lebanon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Columbian Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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