Postcode · Rugeley
Crime in WS15 3HL
How much crime is recorded in WS15 3HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Armitage & Colton
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,991 (2024)
WS15 3HLRugeley
How safe is WS15 3HL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS15 3HL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 3HLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Burglary6.59.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.