Total Crime Rate

150.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 150.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Howdle Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 33rd 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 Howdle Road (WS7 3RB) in the last 12 months was 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 177.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 66.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howdle Road (WS7 3RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Approach, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hayward Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Howdle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Derry Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hayward Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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