Postcode · Rugeley
Crime in WS15 2AX
How much crime is recorded in WS15 2AX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rugeley Town
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,356 (2024)
WS15 2AXRugeley
How safe is WS15 2AX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS15 2AX 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
39.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 2AXNational
Violence and sexual offences34.823.6
Public order5.04.6
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Burglary2.99.1
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other crime1.71.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs1.12.4
Other theft0.74.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.