Etching Hill & The Heath vs North Lichfield

Etching Hill & The Heath has a safety score of 66/100 (Safe) and recorded 468 crimes in the last 12 months. North Lichfield has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 2,129 crimes. Etching Hill & The Heath scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Etching Hill & The Heath shows a year-on-year crime trend of +20.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. North Lichfield shows +3.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Etching Hill & The Heath, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (200 incidents). In North Lichfield, it is Violent Crime (762 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Etching Hill & The Heath recorded 66 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while North Lichfield recorded 320. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Etching Hill & The Heath totalled 200 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 762 in North Lichfield. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Etching Hill & The Heath recorded 389 crimes (now 468, a change of +20.3%). North Lichfield recorded 2,066 crimes previously (now 2,129, +3.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Etching Hill & The Heath has a resolution rate of 44% and North Lichfield has 21.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Etching Hill & The Heath falls within the Staffordshire Police boundary. North Lichfield is covered by Staffordshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Etching Hill & The Heath and North Lichfield. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.