Crime Rates at Church Street, Rugeley, WS15 2AB

Church Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 86th 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 Church Street (WS15 2AB) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (WS15 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anson Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.