Crime Rates at Larkholme Close, Rugeley, WS15 2LP

Larkholme Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Etching Hill & the Heath , and the 43rd 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 Larkholme Close (WS15 2LP) in the last 12 months was 20.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Etching Hill & the Heath average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larkholme Close (WS15 2LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakwood (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.