Total Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Armada Close area has the 29th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chadsmead , and the 84th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Armada Close (WS14 0GJ) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% higher than the Chadsmead average (72.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armada Close (WS14 0GJ), the main crime hotspot is near Deans Slade Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Armada Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burwaye Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deans Slade Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alamein Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claypit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellsmore Meadow Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deans Slade Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armada Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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