Total Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upper Lodge Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Armitage with Handsacre , and the 76th lowest 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 Upper Lodge Road (WS15 4HR) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Armitage with Handsacre average (39.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upper Lodge Road (WS15 4HR), the main crime hotspot is near Simpson Close. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simpson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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