Postcode · Rugeley
Crime in WS15 2SR
How much crime is recorded in WS15 2SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rugeley North & Etchinghill
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,256 (2024)
WS15 2SRRugeley
How safe is WS15 2SR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS15 2SR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 2SRNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other crime1.21.5
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.