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Werrington & Wetley Rocks

Middle area

South west Staffordshire Moorlands. 7,811 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 29 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 80% of people in Werrington & Wetley Rocks live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£229,500
Joint 2,187th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,738
Joint 3,990th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
80%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
77.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Werrington & Wetley Rocks

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Werrington & Wetley Rocks at a rate of 60.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 67.6 per 1,000 people across Staffordshire Moorlands.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences209
Anti-social behaviour100
Other crime96
Criminal damage and arson27
Vehicle crime15
Burglary10
Drug offences9
Shoplifting3
Robbery1
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Werrington & Wetley Rocks compares

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Median sale price13 middle areas, Staffordshire Moorlands · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Staffordshire Moorlands13 areas from £151,500 to £350,000. The middle area is £233,725. Werrington & Wetley Rocks is £229,500.
£229,5006th cheapest
Population13 middle areas, Staffordshire Moorlands · 2021
Population: every middle area in Staffordshire Moorlands13 areas from 5,218 to 10,619. The middle area is 7,482. Werrington & Wetley Rocks is 7,738.
7,7386th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 middle areas, Staffordshire Moorlands · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Staffordshire Moorlands13 areas from 17.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 72.0%. Werrington & Wetley Rocks is 80.0%.
80%6th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Staffordshire Moorlands · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Staffordshire Moorlands13 areas from 38.7% to 96.7%. The middle area is 77.2%. Werrington & Wetley Rocks is 77.2%.
77.2%7th highest

Is Werrington & Wetley Rocks safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Werrington & Wetley Rocks at a rate of 60.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 67.6 per 1,000 people across Staffordshire Moorlands.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 45 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Werrington & Wetley Rocks.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (209), anti-social behaviour (100) and other crime (96).

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 Staffordshire Moorlands

These figures are published for the whole of Staffordshire Moorlands, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Staffordshire Moorlands and not Werrington & Wetley Rocks alone. See Staffordshire Moorlands

Average house price
£224,481
Up 5.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,228
167th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.9×
Joint 90th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.8
93rd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Werrington & Wetley Rocks in brief

The median price paid for a home in Werrington & Wetley Rocks was £229,500 in 2025.

Werrington & Wetley Rocks had 7,738 usual residents at the census.

About 80% of people in Werrington & Wetley Rocks live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Werrington & Wetley Rocks, 77.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.