Total Crime Rate
28.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lichfield Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Armitage with Handsacre , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lichfield Road (WS15 4DF) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lichfield Road (WS15 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Handsacre Crescent. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Handsacre Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Proctors Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Top View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beech Close | Under investigation |
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