Postcode · Rugeley
Crime in WS15 4DF
How much crime is recorded in WS15 4DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Armitage & Colton
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,624 (2024)
WS15 4DFRugeley
How safe is WS15 4DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS15 4DF 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 4DFNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Public order5.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Burglary1.69.1
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.44.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% 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.