Total Crime Rate

4.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 4.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Matthews Road area has the 3rd 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 St Matthews Road (WS7 9DR) in the last 12 months was 4.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Boney Hay & Central average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Matthews Road (WS7 9DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clegg Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bodington Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Matthews Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bodington Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bodington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gettings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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