Postcode · Burntwood
Crime in WS7 2AY
How much crime is recorded in WS7 2AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,411 (2024)
WS7 2AYBurntwood
How safe is WS7 2AY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS7 2AY 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 2AYNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Burglary3.49.1
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order1.74.6
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other theft0.74.5
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.