Total Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shirelea Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shirelea Close (WS7 9BZ) in the last 12 months was 3.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% lower than the Boney Hay & Central average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Shirelea Close (WS7 9BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westwoods Hollow, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbourne Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boney Hay & Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westbourne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyhound Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Boney Hay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunter Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keble Close | — |
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