Crime Rates at Rugeley Road, Armitage, Rugeley, WS15 4AE

Rugeley Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Armitage with Handsacre , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

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 Rugeley Road (WS15 4AE) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% lower than the Armitage with Handsacre average (46.9 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rugeley Road (WS15 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Targate Court, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millmoor Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.