Postcode · Rugeley
Crime in WS15 4RB
How much crime is recorded in WS15 4RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wimblebury & Cannock Wood
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,631 (2024)
WS15 4RBRugeley
How safe is WS15 4RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WS15 4RB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 4RBNational
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft1.84.5
Burglary1.49.1
Other crime1.41.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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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.