Postcode · Lichfield
Crime in WS13 8GF
How much crime is recorded in WS13 8GF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whittington, Hopwas & Clifton Campville
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,063 (2024)
WS13 8GFLichfield
How safe is WS13 8GF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS13 8GF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 8GFNational
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Shoplifting9.58.4
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Public order4.34.6
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Burglary3.49.1
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.51.5
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs1.02.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 113% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.