Crime Rates at Rectory Gardens, Rugeley, WS15 4AL

Rectory Gardens area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Armitage with Handsacre , and the 63rd 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 Rectory Gardens (WS15 4AL) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower than the Armitage with Handsacre average (39.2 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Gardens (WS15 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Targate Court, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boat House Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.