Postcode · Burntwood
Crime in WS7 0EA
How much crime is recorded in WS7 0EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burntwood Chasetown
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,229 (2024)
WS7 0EABurntwood
How safe is WS7 0EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS7 0EA 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
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 0EANational
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Burglary6.99.1
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft3.44.5
Public order3.14.6
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.