Total Crime Rate
88.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harvey Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Armitage with Handsacre , and the 70th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Harvey Road (WS15 4HA) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harvey Road (WS15 4HA), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Road. Police recorded 15 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Robinson Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Robinson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Proctors Road | Under investigation |
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