Colton & the Ridwares ward · Lichfield. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 11.4% here, compared with 15.2% across Lichfield (3.8 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 9% here, compared with 13% across Lichfield (3.7 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 27.3% here, compared with 24% across Lichfield (3.3 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Colton & the Ridwares ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
98 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 61 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Colton & the Ridwares ward · mapped crimes
1815
September 2024August 2026
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Colton & the Ridwares
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
4
0
October 2024
5
0
November 2024
5
1
December 2024
2
0
January 2025
11
0
February 2025
7
0
March 2025
4
0
April 2025
2
3
May 2025
5
0
June 2025
5
3
July 2025
4
0
August 2025
7
1
September 2025
6
1
October 2025
5
1
November 2025
7
0
December 2025
11
0
January 2026
6
0
February 2026
6
0
March 2026
6
0
April 2026
7
1
May 2026
14
2
June 2026
12
3
July 2026
10
1
August 2026
8
1
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Colton & the Ridwares
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
54
other theft
10
public order
8
burglary
7
vehicle crime
7
criminal damage arson
6
other crime
2
bicycle theft
2
possession of weapons
1
drugs
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
