Crime Rates at Leasowe Road, Rugeley, WS15 1EY

Leasowe Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 44th highest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leasowe Road (WS15 1EY) in the last 12 months was 144.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% higher than the Brereton & Ravenhill average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 125.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leasowe Road (WS15 1EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harrow Close, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Michael'S Drive (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.