Total Crime Rate

273.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.8 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 273.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 81.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Milestone Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 12th 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 Milestone Way (WS7 3XA) in the last 12 months was 273.7 per 1,000 residents and was 403.4% 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 Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milestone Way (WS7 3XA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Milestone Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hayward Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poppy Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Poppy Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Poppy Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Derry Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princess Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chase Vale 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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