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Crime in WS13 8

How much crime is recorded in WS13 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lichfield
Region
West Midlands
Population
32,751 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS13 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS13 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WS13 8National
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary6.39.1
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order2.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.12.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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