Crime Rates at Upper Brook Street, Rugeley, WS15 2DN

Upper Brook Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 6th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Brook Street (WS15 2DN) in the last 12 months was 562.2 per 1,000 residents and was 616.8% 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 275.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Brook Street (WS15 2DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.