Postcode · Burntwood
Crime in WS7 1NR
How much crime is recorded in WS7 1NR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burntwood West
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,627 (2024)
WS7 1NRBurntwood
How safe is WS7 1NR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS7 1NR area, broadly in line with 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
34.8
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 1NRNational
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Public order7.34.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Drugs4.02.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime1.51.5
Burglary0.99.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.