Total Crime Rate
18.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eliot Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Armitage with Handsacre , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eliot Close (WS15 4UP) in the last 12 months was 18.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eliot Close (WS15 4UP), the main crime hotspot is near Millmoor Avenue. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Millmoor Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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