Postcode · Rugeley
Crime in WS15 1LS
How much crime is recorded in WS15 1LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rugeley South & Brereton
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,305 (2024)
WS15 1LSRugeley
How safe is WS15 1LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS15 1LS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 1LSNational
Violence and sexual offences31.123.6
Public order6.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Other theft3.24.5
Shoplifting3.08.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Burglary2.09.1
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.