Crime Rates at Essex Drive, Rugeley, WS15 1JX

Essex Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Drive (WS15 1JX) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Brereton & Ravenhill average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Drive (WS15 1JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flaxley Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Durham Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.