Postcode · Lichfield
Crime in WS14 9EW
How much crime is recorded in WS14 9EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lichfield West & South
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 4,227 (2024)
WS14 9EWLichfield
How safe is WS14 9EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS14 9EW 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
35.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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).
WS14 9EWNational
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Burglary13.19.1
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Public order7.24.6
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Shoplifting2.58.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 56% 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.