Total Crime Rate

21.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Armitage Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Armitage Road (WS15 1BY) in the last 12 months was 21.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower than the Brereton & Ravenhill average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armitage Road (WS15 1BY), the main crime hotspot is near Harrow Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Armitage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buckmaster Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harrow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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