Postcode sector · Burntwood
Crime in WS7 8
How much crime is recorded in WS7 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 5,502 (2024)
WS7 8Postcode sector · Burntwood
How safe is WS7 8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS7 8, above 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
40.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences30.323.6
Shoplifting15.08.4
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Burglary7.89.1
Public order6.24.6
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft2.84.5
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.