Total Crime Rate
46.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025School Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Armitage with Handsacre , and the 156th 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 School Lane (WS15 3QN) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around School Lane (WS15 3QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chadwick Crescent, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greywood Rise (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Armitage with Handsacre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Greywood Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chadwick Crescent | — |
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