Postcode · Burntwood
Crime in WS7 4AB
How much crime is recorded in WS7 4AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burntwood Chasetown
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,422 (2024)
WS7 4ABBurntwood
How safe is WS7 4AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS7 4AB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 4ABNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Burglary12.69.1
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Shoplifting6.18.4
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.