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Crime in WS14 4

How much crime is recorded in WS14 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lichfield
Region
West Midlands
Population
3,419 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS14 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS14 4, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
41.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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).

WS14 4National
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Shoplifting23.88.4
Anti-social behaviour21.210.7
Burglary12.69.1
Public order10.54.6
Other theft7.24.5
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Drugs2.82.4
Robbery2.31.4
Theft from the person1.92.1
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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