Postcode · Rugeley
Crime in WS15 2PT
How much crime is recorded in WS15 2PT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rugeley Town
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,529 (2024)
WS15 2PTRugeley
How safe is WS15 2PT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS15 2PT area, broadly in line with 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
29.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 2PTNational
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Public order5.74.6
Shoplifting3.78.4
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other crime2.61.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Burglary1.99.1
Other theft1.44.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.