Crime Rate in Whittington & Streethay, ward

Whittington & Streethay has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Lichfield district and the 2684th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 252nd lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whittington & Streethay in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the Lichfield district average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whittington & Streethay’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 90.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 190 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whittington & Streethay ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Windmill Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.