Crime Rates at Millcroft Way, Handsacre, Rugeley, WS15 4TE

Millcroft Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Armitage with Handsacre , and the 100th highest 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 Millcroft Way (WS15 4TE) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Millcroft Way (WS15 4TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Green, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Handsacre Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.