Crime Rates at Wolseley Road, Rugeley, WS15 2QH

Wolseley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Etching Hill & the Heath , and the 110th highest crime rate of 318 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 Wolseley Road (WS15 2QH) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolseley Road (WS15 2QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anson Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.