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A new report has revealed the number of vehicle thefts in Lichfield and Burntwood are among the highest in Staffordshire.
The figures for the 12 months to November 2020 were revealed in a report due to be discussed by an overview and scrutiny committee meeting at Lichfield District Council next week.
It showed that the number of thefts of vehicles per 1,000 people was an average of 2.1 – the second highest figure in the Staffordshire Police area.
The county-wide rate is 1.6 per 1,000 people.
“Communities in higher-value suburban areas with detached homes and lower-levels of overall housing density are in at risk groups.