Postcode · Burntwood
Crime in WS7 1PY
How much crime is recorded in WS7 1PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burntwood West
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,574 (2024)
WS7 1PYBurntwood
How safe is WS7 1PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS7 1PY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 1PYNational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other theft1.54.5
Burglary1.19.1
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.51.5
Public order0.54.6
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.