St John's, Lichfield: Safety
Safety
St John's has lower crime rates than both the UK and West Midlands averages, and things are improving.
In 2024, St John's recorded 55.5 crimes per 1,000 people. This jumped to 73.3 in 2025, but the first 9 months of 2026 show a sharp drop to 38.8 per 1,000. That's well below the UK average of 39.6 and the West Midlands average of 47.5. Anti-social behaviour has also fallen noticeably since 2025.
Locally, St John's stands out. Neighbouring Stowe has significantly higher crime rates, which puts St John's in a stronger position. Burglary and vehicle crime are both low and continuing to fall this year.
Source: police-recorded crime for St John's ward (Staffordshire Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. St John's ward: Staffordshire Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
St John's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
76
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
West Midlands region average
96.8
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Boley Park
36.9
Lower than
Bourne Vale
100
Similar to
Leomansley
77.5
Lower than
Stowe
156.5
Higher than
Hammerwich with Wall
56.4
Higher than
Whittington & Streethay
50.9
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St John's ward and the West Midlands region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences42%40%
- Anti-social behaviour18%11%
- Vehicle crime8%7%
- Public order8%6%
- Criminal damage and arson8%7%
- Burglary4%4%
- Other theft3%6%
- Shoplifting2%9%
- Drugs2%3%
- Other crime2%2%
- Possession of weapons1%2%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Robbery<1%2%
- Theft from the person<1%1%
