Crime Rates at Armitage Road, Rugeley, WS15 1DE

Armitage Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 316 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 Armitage Road (WS15 1DE) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Brereton & Ravenhill average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armitage Road (WS15 1DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellington Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hindley View (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.