Postcode district · Lichfield
Crime in WS14
How much crime is recorded in WS14, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 29,848 (2024)
WS14Postcode district · Lichfield
How safe is WS14
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS14, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
WS14National
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Burglary9.79.1
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Shoplifting6.78.4
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.62.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
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.