Total Crime Rate

340.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 340.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 188.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.1 9/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queen Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 8th 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 340.1 per 1,000 residents and was 486.4% 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 Shoplifting with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (WS7 4QE), the main crime hotspot is near Edwards Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Edwards Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loftus Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loftus Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwards Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwards Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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