Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 103rd 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 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% higher than the Armitage with Handsacre average (39.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchester Close (WS15 4TP), the main crime hotspot is near Handsacre Crescent. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 7 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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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