Long-term trends in recorded crime

In the nine years since BSARA was formed there has been a dramatic fall (39%) in recorded crime – refer to the table below. We should congratulate the Police for their contribution in achieving this reduction.

BSARA would like to highlight the following:

• The largest percentage falls in recorded crime have involved offences against property and the largest percentage increases have involved offences against persons.


• Improvements in technology have made vehicles harder to steal and have made electronic goods cheaper and therefore not as attractive to would-be thieves.


• Targeting City Centre revellers has been very effective in preventing problems spilling onto Beacon Street.


• Binge drinking remans a problem and Police resources are sometimes stretched, so we would be concerned about further reductions in the number of Police Officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSO's).


• The community policing activities have increased the visibility of the police e.g. Police surgeries, patrols of Beacon Park and updates on the web.

Lichfield Non-Metropolitan District - Notifiable Offences Recorded by the Police
Description of crime	No. of recorded offences Apr01-Mar02	No. of recorded offences Apr10-Mar11	% Change
Criminal Damage Including Arson	1383	792	-43%
Violence Against the Person	1068	930	-13%
Burglary Other than a Dwelling	885	324	-63%
Theft from a Motor Vehicle	880	382	-57%
Other Wounding	605	394	-35%
Burglary in a Dwelling	521	360	-31%
Theft of a Motor Vehicle	492	146	-70%
Common Assault	205	263	28%
Harassment Including Penalty Notices for Disorder	170	199	17%
Theft from the Person	72	40	-44%
Robbery	57	45	-21%
Wounding or Other Act Endangering Life	3	16	433%
Total	6341	3891	-39%

Source: Neighbourhood Statistics recordable crime for Lichfield (Local Authority)