Crime Rates at Bower Lane, Rugeley, WS15 2RD

Bower Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Etching Hill & the Heath , and the 134th lowest 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 Bower Lane (WS15 2RD) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% lower than the Etching Hill & the Heath average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bower Lane (WS15 2RD), the main crime hotspot is near William Morris Court. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.