Postcode · Burntwood
Crime in WS7 0JB
How much crime is recorded in WS7 0JB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,619 (2024)
WS7 0JBBurntwood
How safe is WS7 0JB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS7 0JB area, 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
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 0JBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Burglary10.99.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Public order2.94.6
Drugs2.62.4
Other theft1.14.5
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.