Postcode district · Lichfield
Crime in WS13
How much crime is recorded in WS13, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 46,695 (2024)
WS13Postcode district · Lichfield
How safe is WS13
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS13, below 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
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
WS13National
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Burglary6.69.1
Shoplifting4.78.4
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
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.