Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Chads Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Armitage with Handsacre , and the 95th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Chads Close (WS15 1GY) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% higher than the Armitage with Handsacre average (39.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Chads Close (WS15 1GY), 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

Crime Over Time in St Chads Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priest Moor Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Priest Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Middle Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Cloisters Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cloisters Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cloisters Under investigation
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Data Sources

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