Postcode · Lichfield
Crime in WS13 7DS
How much crime is recorded in WS13 7DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lichfield West & South
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,660 (2024)
WS13 7DSLichfield
How safe is WS13 7DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS13 7DS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WS13 7DSNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Burglary5.49.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order3.64.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Drugs2.62.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other theft0.74.5
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.