Postcode · Rugeley
Crime in WS15 2YL
How much crime is recorded in WS15 2YL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rugeley North & Etchinghill
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,379 (2024)
WS15 2YLRugeley
How safe is WS15 2YL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS15 2YL 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
40.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 2YLNational
Violence and sexual offences24.923.6
Anti-social behaviour17.710.7
Vehicle crime12.53.5
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Other theft6.44.5
Burglary5.89.1
Public order4.64.6
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 131% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.