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Crime in Lichfield

How much crime is recorded in Lichfield, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lichfield
Region
West Midlands
Population
34,472 (2024)
Crime

How safe is Lichfield

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in Lichfield, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

LichfieldNational
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Shoplifting6.48.4
Burglary6.29.1
Public order5.64.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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