Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jerome Way area has the 28th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jerome Way (WS7 9HS) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jerome Way (WS7 9HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodford Crescent, where police recorded 9 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.

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Crime Over Time in Jerome Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Boney Hay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greyhound Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keble Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaseley Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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