Postcode · Rugeley
Crime in WS15 1RD
How much crime is recorded in WS15 1RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rugeley South & Brereton
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,754 (2024)
WS15 1RDRugeley
How safe is WS15 1RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS15 1RD 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
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 1RDNational
Violence and sexual offences34.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Public order8.64.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Burglary2.49.1
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.81.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% 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.