Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 37.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

St Thomas Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Armitage with Handsacre , and the 149th 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 St Thomas Way (WS15 1RA) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% 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 Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Thomas Way (WS15 1RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salts Croft, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Tree Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Thomas Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St. Johns Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nooks Croft —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nooks Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nooks Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Bannisters Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salts Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nooks Croft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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