Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Winchester Close 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 Winchester Close (WS15 4TP) 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 Winchester Close (WS15 4TP), 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

Crime Over Time in Winchester Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handsacre Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shropshire Brook Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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