Total Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ingathorpe Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Armitage with Handsacre , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .
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 Ingathorpe Road (WS15 1FE) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Armitage with Handsacre average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ingathorpe Road (WS15 1FE), the main crime hotspot is near The Cloisters. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Armitage with Handsacre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Cloisters | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St. Johns Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Salts Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brindley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brindley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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