Total Crime Rate

77.4 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 77.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Armitage Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 106th highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Armitage Road (WS15 1BZ) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower than the Brereton & Ravenhill average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armitage Road (WS15 1BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Mckie Way. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridgewater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Buckmaster Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Attlee Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Brealey Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Brealey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mckie Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridgewater Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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