Postcode · Rugeley
Crime in WS15 1QA
How much crime is recorded in WS15 1QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burntwood North East & Longdon
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,880 (2024)
WS15 1QARugeley
How safe is WS15 1QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS15 1QA area, less than half 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
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 1QANational
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Other theft2.74.5
Burglary2.59.1
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime1.31.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% 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.