Postcode · Rugeley
Crime in WS15 1FP
How much crime is recorded in WS15 1FP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Armitage & Colton
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,855 (2024)
WS15 1FPRugeley
How safe is WS15 1FP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS15 1FP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 1FPNational
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Burglary2.49.1
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Public order1.24.6
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.