Total Crime Rate

231.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 231.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rugeley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 15th highest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rugeley Road (WS7 1AG) in the last 12 months was 231.5 per 1,000 residents and was 299.1% higher than the Boney Hay & Central average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rugeley Road (WS7 1AG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rugeley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poppy Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lebanon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victory Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Dewsbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Joseph Dewsbury Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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