Total Crime Rate
70.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Uttoxeter Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Armitage with Handsacre , and the 111th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Uttoxeter Road (WS15 4DN) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% higher than the Armitage with Handsacre average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Uttoxeter Road (WS15 4DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waters Edge, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Green (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Armitage with Handsacre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beech Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Proctors Road | Under investigation |
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