Total Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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 30th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Boney Hay & Central , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 342 local areas in Lichfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rugeley Road (WS7 1NS) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Boney Hay & Central average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rugeley Road (WS7 1NS), the main crime hotspot is near The Crescent. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earl Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lance Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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