Total Crime Rate
10.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rutherglen Close area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Etching Hill & the Heath , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 318 local areas in Cannock Chase .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rutherglen Close (WS15 2TA) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% 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 Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rutherglen Close (WS15 2TA), the main crime hotspot is near Woodthorne Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Etching Hill & the Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crabtree Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hurstbourne Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharnbrook Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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