Postcode · Rugeley
Crime in WS15 2ET
How much crime is recorded in WS15 2ET, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rugeley North & Etchinghill
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,177 (2024)
WS15 2ETRugeley
How safe is WS15 2ET
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS15 2ET area, below 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
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 2ETNational
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Burglary3.89.1
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.