Rugeley Town
Middle areaNorth east Cannock Chase. 8,336 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Rugeley Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Rugeley Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rugeley Town at a rate of 131.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across Cannock Chase.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 469 |
| Other crime | 191 |
| Shoplifting | 134 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 121 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 73 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Vehicle crime | 34 |
| Drug offences | 23 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Rugeley Town compares
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Is Rugeley Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rugeley Town at a rate of 131.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across Cannock Chase.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 102 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rugeley Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (469), other crime (191) and shoplifting (134).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cannock Chase
These figures are published for the whole of Cannock Chase, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cannock Chase and not Rugeley Town alone. See Cannock Chase
Rugeley Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Rugeley Town was £195,000 in 2025.
Rugeley Town had 8,188 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Rugeley Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rugeley Town, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.