Postcode · Rugeley
Crime in WS15 1BF
How much crime is recorded in WS15 1BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rugeley South & Brereton
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,521 (2024)
WS15 1BFRugeley
How safe is WS15 1BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS15 1BF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
WS15 1BFNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Burglary3.89.1
Public order3.54.6
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.82.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.