Total Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawkhurst Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Armitage with Handsacre , and the 56th 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 Hawkhurst Drive (WS15 3RN) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawkhurst Drive (WS15 3RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chadwick Crescent, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Court (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Colton & the Ridwares| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Uttoxeter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Uttoxeter Road | Under investigation |
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