Crime Rates at Hawkesyard, Rugeley, WS15 1PS

Hawkesyard area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Armitage with Handsacre , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

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 Hawkesyard (WS15 1PS) in the last 12 months was 18.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower than the Armitage with Handsacre average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkesyard (WS15 1PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salts Croft, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Tree Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.