Crime in Lichfield district: statistics, rates and trends
7,667 crimes were recorded in Lichfield district in the 12 months to August 2026, 68.5 per 1,000 residents. That is lower than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and up 9% on the year before.
Table of Contents
- Crime map
- Crime in Lichfield district at a glance
- Crime trends in Lichfield district
- Types of crime in Lichfield district
- Home Office recorded crime in Lichfield district
- Lichfield district compared with nearby districts
- Areas within Lichfield district
- Streets with the most crime in Lichfield district
- What happened after crimes were reported in Lichfield district
- Demographics of Lichfield district
- Fly-tipping in Lichfield
- Questions about crime in Lichfield district
- About this data
Crime map
Violence and sexual offences (3,089), anti-social behaviour (1,125) and public order (616) made up 63% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 225th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the lower half.
| Measure | Lichfield district | Staffordshire | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes, the 12 months to August 2026 | 7,667 | 69,659 | 5,618,064 |
| Crimes per 1,000 residents | 68.5 | 76.8 | 96.7 |
| Change on previous 12 months | +9% | +7% | -1% |
| Population | 111,932 | 907,153 | 58,127,638 |
The year to August 2026 had the most recorded crime in Lichfield district of any year here (7,667 crimes). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it rose 11%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.
| Period | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year to August 2026 | 7,667 | 68.5 | 96.7 |
| Year to August 2025 | 7,004 | 62.6 | 97.2 |
| Year to August 2024 | 6,697 | 59.8 | 97.9 |
| Year to August 2023 | 7,454 | 66.6 | n/a |
| Year to August 2022 | 7,058 | 63.1 | 102.0 |
| Year to August 2021 | 6,381 | 57.0 | 101.4 |
| Year to August 2020 | 6,803 | 60.8 | 102.7 |
| Year to August 2019 | 7,281 | 65.0 | 101.7 |
| Year to August 2018 | 6,883 | 61.5 | 100.8 |
Month by month
| Month | Crimes |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 698 |
| July 2026 | 728 |
| June 2026 | 749 |
| May 2026 | 664 |
| April 2026 | 644 |
| March 2026 | 679 |
| February 2026 | 575 |
| January 2026 | 550 |
| December 2025 | 547 |
| November 2025 | 545 |
| October 2025 | 638 |
| September 2025 | 650 |
No category with at least 20 crimes was notably above the England and Wales rate, and bicycle theft (65% below) and shoplifting (47% below) were well below it. On the year before, robbery rose from 48 to 84 and drugs rose from 156 to 196, while bicycle theft fell from 45 to 32.
| Crime type | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Change on year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3,089 | 27.6 | 34.2 | +16% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1,125 | 10.1 | 15.4 | +19% |
| Public order | 616 | 5.5 | 6.7 | +9% |
| Vehicle crime | 596 | 5.3 | 5.0 | -7% |
| Shoplifting | 503 | 4.5 | 8.5 | -1% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 453 | 4.0 | 6.7 | -1% |
| Other theft | 415 | 3.7 | 6.4 | +1% |
| Burglary | 275 | 2.5 | 3.6 | -4% |
| Drugs | 196 | 1.8 | 3.3 | +26% |
| Other crime | 191 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0% |
| Robbery | 84 | 0.8 | 1.4 | +75% |
| Possession of weapons | 75 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +3% |
| Bicycle theft | 32 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -29% |
| Theft from the person | 17 | 0.2 | 1.7 | n/a |
What each category covers: crime categories.
6,201 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in Lichfield district in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 55.4 per 1,000 residents, lower than the England and Wales rate of 83.2. The total was up 3% on the year ending March 2025 (6,014), against a fall of 2% across England and Wales. Among the 272 districts of England and Wales with a figure for that year, Lichfield district had the 62nd lowest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 302 districts with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).
Of the crimes recorded in the Staffordshire Police area in the year ending March 2026, 1.7% were not assigned to a district. Those crimes are counted in the force and England and Wales totals but in no district, so the figure for Lichfield district is a slight undercount.
Offences recorded in Lichfield district, the year ending March 2026
The largest category was stalking and harassment, with 1,134 offences (18% of the total). No category with at least 20 offences had a rate a quarter or more above the England and Wales rate. Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for trafficking of drugs (0.40 times), robbery of business property (0.41 times) and possession of drugs (0.42 times).
The largest rises on the year were in robbery of personal property (from 26 to 58) and possession of weapons (+61%). Robbery of business property and shoplifting are not compared with the year ending March 2025: from April 2025 the Home Office Counting Rules were clarified so that a theft from a shop in which violence is used or threatened against staff or anyone else is recorded as robbery of business property rather than shoplifting (ONS).
| Offence | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalking and harassment | 1,134 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 1.00 | +3% |
| Violence without injury | 767 | 6.9 | 13.2 | 0.52 | −2% |
| Vehicle offences | 699 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 1.24 | +19% |
| Violence with injury | 594 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 0.65 | −7% |
| Public order offences | 582 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 0.75 | +6% |
| Shoplifting | 450 | 4.0 | 8.1 | 0.49 | – |
| Criminal damage | 408 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 0.53 | −7% |
| Other theft offences | 399 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 0.54 | −7% |
| Other sexual offences | 208 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.82 | +16% |
| Residential burglary | 197 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.71 | +6% |
| Miscellaneous crimes against society | 171 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.73 | 0% |
| Possession of drugs | 116 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.42 | +26% |
| Non-residential burglary | 87 | 0.78 | 1.1 | 0.69 | +4% |
| Rape | 83 | 0.74 | 1.2 | 0.61 | +5% |
| Possession of weapons | 82 | 0.73 | 1.00 | 0.74 | +61% |
| Robbery of personal property | 58 | 0.52 | 0.91 | 0.57 | +123% |
| Trafficking of drugs | 53 | 0.47 | 1.2 | 0.40 | +51% |
| Bicycle theft | 45 | 0.40 | 0.85 | 0.47 | +45% |
| Arson | 24 | 0.21 | 0.38 | 0.56 | +4% |
| Robbery of business property | 22 | 0.20 | 0.47 | 0.41 | – |
| Theft from the person | 14 | 0.13 | 1.8 | 0.07 | −12% |
| Death or serious injury caused by unlawful driving | 7 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 1.79 | +40% |
| Homicide | 1 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 1.11 | – |
Recorded crime in Lichfield district since the year ending March 2021
The chart shows police recorded crime per 1,000 residents in each year ending March from 2021 to 2026. Lichfield district's rate was below the England and Wales rate in every one of those 6 years. The series starts in the year ending March 2021 because the share of crimes in the Staffordshire Police area not assigned to a district moved from 3.1% in the year ending March 2020 to 1.9% in the year ending March 2021, which changes district totals without any change in crime.
Changes in how forces record crime move these figures as well as changes in crime (methodology).
| Year ending March | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6,201 | 55.4 | 83.2 |
| 2025 | 6,014 | 53.7 | 84.5 |
| 2024 | 5,792 | 51.7 | 86.2 |
| 2023 | 6,758 | 60.4 | 89.2 |
| 2022 | 4,595 | 41.1 | 85.4 |
| 2021 | 4,600 | 41.1 | 74.1 |
Districts in the Staffordshire Police area, the year ending March 2026
Of the 9 districts in the Staffordshire Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, Lichfield district had the 2nd lowest rate.
| District | Offences | Per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoke-on-Trent | 30,023 | 111.0 | 1.33 |
| Cannock Chase | 7,520 | 72.2 | 0.87 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 8,999 | 70.5 | 0.85 |
| Tamworth | 5,500 | 67.8 | 0.81 |
| East Staffordshire | 8,456 | 65.2 | 0.78 |
| Stafford | 9,018 | 63.7 | 0.77 |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 5,363 | 55.5 | 0.67 |
| Lichfield | 6,201 | 55.4 | 0.67 |
| South Staffordshire | 5,812 | 50.8 | 0.61 |
Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.
7 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than Lichfield district; the highest is Walsall district (103.7 per 1,000) and the lowest South Staffordshire (59.5).
| District | Crimes | Per 1,000 | Rate vs Lichfield district |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannock Chase | 8,966 | 86.1 | +26% |
| Tamworth | 6,522 | 80.4 | +17% |
| Walsall | 30,674 | 103.7 | +51% |
| East Staffordshire | 10,192 | 78.6 | +15% |
| North Warwickshire | 5,254 | 78.3 | +14% |
| South Staffordshire | 6,804 | 59.5 | -13% |
| Wolverhampton | 27,937 | 99.3 | +45% |
| Sandwell | 36,370 | 102.8 | +50% |
Of the 33 areas within Lichfield district, Stowe had the highest crime rate (193.9 per 1,000) and Whittington (Lichfield) the lowest (18.1), 11 times apart.
| Area | Type | Population | Crimes | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stowe | Neighbourhood | 5,566 | 1,079 | 193.9 |
| Chasetown | Neighbourhood | 5,502 | 794 | 144.3 |
| Fazeley | Town | 7,676 | 892 | 116.2 |
| Bourne Vale | Neighbourhood | 2,441 | 262 | 107.3 |
| Lichfield | Town | 34,472 | 3,164 | 91.8 |
| Curborough | Neighbourhood | 4,809 | 428 | 89.0 |
| Fazeley | Neighbourhood | 5,062 | 442 | 87.3 |
| Leomansley | Neighbourhood | 7,803 | 630 | 80.7 |
| Chadsmead | Neighbourhood | 3,753 | 299 | 79.7 |
| Streethay | Town | 2,063 | 139 | 67.4 |
| Burntwood | Town | 29,675 | 1,907 | 64.3 |
| St John's | Neighbourhood | 7,973 | 494 | 62.0 |
| Alrewas | Town | 3,586 | 219 | 61.1 |
| Summerfield & All Saints | Neighbourhood | 7,362 | 415 | 56.4 |
| Shenstone | Town | 3,307 | 184 | 55.6 |
| Boley Park | Neighbourhood | 4,568 | 234 | 51.2 |
| Alrewas & Fradley | Neighbourhood | 7,928 | 399 | 50.3 |
| Chase Terrace | Neighbourhood | 5,145 | 251 | 48.8 |
| Whittington & Streethay | Neighbourhood | 8,232 | 395 | 48.0 |
| Hill Ridware | Town | 1,991 | 95 | 47.7 |
| Colton & the Ridwares | Neighbourhood | 1,991 | 95 | 47.7 |
| Armitage with Handsacre | Neighbourhood | 8,694 | 406 | 46.7 |
| Handsacre and Armitage | Town | 5,243 | 241 | 46.0 |
| Boney Hay & Central | Neighbourhood | 6,003 | 274 | 45.6 |
| King's Bromley | Town | 1,596 | 72 | 45.1 |
| Hammerwich with Wall | Neighbourhood | 3,348 | 138 | 41.2 |
| Mease Valley | Neighbourhood | 2,059 | 82 | 39.8 |
| Stonnall | Town | 1,550 | 60 | 38.7 |
| Little Aston & Stonnall | Neighbourhood | 4,572 | 165 | 36.1 |
| Fradley | Town | 2,168 | 78 | 36.0 |
| Longdon | Neighbourhood | 1,880 | 66 | 35.1 |
| Highfield | Neighbourhood | 3,934 | 135 | 34.3 |
| Whittington (Lichfield) | Town | 1,657 | 30 | 18.1 |
The 10 locations below account for 20% of the crime recorded in Lichfield district over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Parking Area” (330).
| Location | Crimes |
|---|---|
| On or near Parking Area | 330 |
| On or near Supermarket | 314 |
| On or near Conduit Street | 191 |
| On or near Shopping Area | 179 |
| On or near Foxglove Close | 101 |
| On or near Market Street | 100 |
| On or near Petrol Station | 98 |
| On or near Smithfield Rise | 88 |
| On or near B5404 | 80 |
| On or near Broom Covert Road | 77 |
Of the 6,542 crimes in Lichfield district with a recorded outcome, 30% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 3.8% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 1,125 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.
| Outcome | Crimes | Share | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unable to prosecute suspect | 2,402 | 36.7% | 34.5% |
| Investigation complete; no suspect identified | 1,962 | 30.0% | 35.3% |
| Under investigation | 994 | 15.2% | 11.5% |
| Local resolution | 333 | 5.1% | 3.1% |
| Status update unavailable | 295 | 4.5% | 4.7% |
| Awaiting court outcome | 247 | 3.8% | 5.2% |
| Action to be taken by another organisation | 140 | 2.1% | 1.3% |
| Court result unavailable | 112 | 1.7% | 2.5% |
| Further investigation is not in the public interest | 19 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Offender given a caution | 18 | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Further action is not in the public interest | 17 | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Formal action is not in the public interest | 2 | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Lichfield district has an estimated population of 111,932 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has fewer households without a car (13%, against 23%), fewer students (4.9%, against 7.9%) and less private renting (13%, against 20%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up Lichfield district average decile 7.2 (1 = most deprived), less deprived than average.
| Measure | Lichfield district | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 0 to 15 | 16.7% | 18.3% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24.0% | 18.9% |
| Residents 16+ in work | 57.0% | 57.2% |
| Residents 16+ unemployed | 2.4% | 3.4% |
| Residents 16+ retired | 28.1% | 21.6% |
| Residents 16+ who are students | 4.9% | 7.9% |
| Residents 16+ with Level 4 qualifications or above (degree, HND and similar) | 33.6% | 33.8% |
| Residents 16+ with no qualifications | 17.1% | 18.2% |
| Households with no car or van | 12.6% | 23.3% |
| Homes owned outright or with a mortgage | 74.2% | 62.5% |
| Social rented homes | 13.0% | 17.1% |
| Private rented homes | 12.7% | 20.3% |
| Average deprivation decile (1 = most deprived, 10 = least) | 7.2 | 5.5 (England) |
552 fly-tipping incidents were recorded in Lichfield in 2024/25 (4.9 per 1,000 residents; the council counts only fly-tips reported by the public), according to the council's return to Defra. Fly-tipping is not in the police figures on this page: fly-tipping in Lichfield has the council's figures by place, type of waste and size, and its enforcement actions and fines.
Is Lichfield district a safe place to live?
Lichfield district recorded 68.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, lower than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and ranks 225th of the 302 districts on this site by crime rate (1 = highest).
What is the most common crime in Lichfield district?
Violence and sexual offences was the most common category, with 3,089 reports in the 12 months to August 2026, followed by anti-social behaviour (1,125).
Is crime in Lichfield district going up or down?
Recorded crime in Lichfield district was up 9% on the year before: 7,667 crimes in the 12 months to August 2026 against 7,004 in the previous 12 months.
What is the population of Lichfield district?
About 111,932 people (ONS mid-2024 estimate), 24% of them aged 65 or over (England and Wales: 19%).
Which police force covers Lichfield district?
Lichfield district is policed by Staffordshire.
How many crimes did the police record in Lichfield district in the year ending March 2026?
6,201 crimes, excluding fraud, in the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics: 55.4 per 1,000 residents, against 83.2 across England and Wales. In the year ending March 2025 the figure was 6,014.
Which offences are more common in Lichfield district than across England and Wales?
None: no category with at least 20 offences had a rate a quarter or more above the England and Wales rate in the year ending March 2026. The largest category was stalking and harassment (1,134).
Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.