Postcode · Burntwood
Crime in WS7 0DF
How much crime is recorded in WS7 0DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,407 (2024)
WS7 0DFBurntwood
How safe is WS7 0DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS7 0DF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
WS7 0DFNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order3.24.6
Other crime2.21.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other theft1.14.5
Burglary0.99.1
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.