Armitage & Colton
Middle areaNorth west Lichfield. 9,089 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 36 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 14% of people in Armitage & Colton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Armitage & Colton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Armitage & Colton at a rate of 47.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.7 per 1,000 people across Lichfield.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 213 |
| Other crime | 75 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 63 |
| Vehicle crime | 29 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Armitage & Colton compares
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Is Armitage & Colton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Armitage & Colton at a rate of 47.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.7 per 1,000 people across Lichfield.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Armitage & Colton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (213), other crime (75) and anti-social behaviour (63).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Lichfield
These figures are published for the whole of Lichfield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lichfield and not Armitage & Colton alone. See Lichfield
Armitage & Colton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Armitage & Colton was £260,000 in 2025.
Armitage & Colton had 8,791 usual residents at the census.
About 14% of people in Armitage & Colton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Armitage & Colton, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.