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Crime in WS7 9

How much crime is recorded in WS7 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lichfield
Region
West Midlands
Population
10,642 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WS7 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS7 9, 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
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

WS7 9National
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Burglary3.99.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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