Postcode district · Rugeley
Crime in WS15
How much crime is recorded in WS15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 47,438 (2024)
WS15Postcode district · Rugeley
How safe is WS15
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in WS15, 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
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
WS15National
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Burglary4.89.1
Shoplifting4.68.4
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.