Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.2 5/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rugeley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Heath Hayes & Wimblebury , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rugeley Road (WS12 0PQ) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% higher than the Heath Hayes & Wimblebury average (35.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rugeley Road (WS12 0PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deerhurst Rise, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandown Close (7 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hazel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blackthorn Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rugeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deerhurst Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deerhurst Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deerhurst Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deerhurst Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deerhurst Rise —
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Data Sources

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