Postcode · Burntwood
Crime in WS7 9JS
How much crime is recorded in WS7 9JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burntwood North East & Longdon
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,292 (2024)
WS7 9JSBurntwood
How safe is WS7 9JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS7 9JS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.8
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 9JSNational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Burglary3.29.1
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.