Total Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 42.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Morley Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 40th 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 Morley Road (WS7 9AS) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 114.8% 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 Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -48.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morley Road (WS7 9AS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambert Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambert Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greyhound Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Boney Hay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glenmore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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