Total Crime Rate
284.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queen Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 10th 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 Queen Street (WS7 4QE) in the last 12 months was 284.6 per 1,000 residents and was 423.6% 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 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queen Street (WS7 4QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cottage Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baker Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beech Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashgrove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Copthorne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Baker Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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