Postcode · Rugeley
Crime in WS15 2RD
How much crime is recorded in WS15 2RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rugeley North & Etchinghill
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,471 (2024)
WS15 2RDRugeley
How safe is WS15 2RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS15 2RD area, broadly in line with 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
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 2RDNational
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Public order6.74.6
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Burglary3.29.1
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Shoplifting1.78.4
Robbery1.11.4
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.