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Crime in WS15 4

How much crime is recorded in WS15 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lichfield
Region
West Midlands
Population
13,866 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS15 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS15 4, broadly in line with 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
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).

WS15 4National
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Shoplifting17.98.4
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Burglary6.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order4.44.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft3.24.5
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% 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.

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