Total Crime Rate

107.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Novi Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Dane , and the 58th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Staffordshire Moorlands .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Novi Lane (ST13 6NU) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% higher than the Dane average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Novi Lane (ST13 6NU), the main crime hotspot is near Beresford Place. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Novi Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsecroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haregate Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haregate Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Novi Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roche Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tittesworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tittesworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haregate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milner Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsecroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churnet View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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