Postcode · Burntwood
Crime in WS7 4TB
How much crime is recorded in WS7 4TB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,729 (2024)
WS7 4TBBurntwood
How safe is WS7 4TB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS7 4TB 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
12.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 4TBNational
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Burglary2.69.1
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Public order0.54.6
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.