Total Crime Rate

114.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rugeley Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heath Hayes & Wimblebury , and the 61st highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rugeley Road (WS12 0PH) in the last 12 months was 114.6 per 1,000 residents and was 196.6% higher than the Heath Hayes & Wimblebury average (38.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 214.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rugeley Road (WS12 0PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deerhurst Rise, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rugeley Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rugeley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deerhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Deerhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aintree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deerhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deerhurst Rise —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deerhurst Rise Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deerhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Deerhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deerhurst Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rawnsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawnsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawnsley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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