Total Crime Rate
382.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ring Road area has the highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 6th 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 Ring Road (WS7 3JQ) in the last 12 months was 382.0 per 1,000 residents and was 558.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ring Road (WS7 3JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Griffin Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Boney Hay & Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ring Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silverdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorpe Avenue | — |
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