Total Crime Rate

139.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hempstalls Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

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 Hempstalls Lane (ST5 0SN) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher than the Cross Heath average (113.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hempstalls Lane (ST5 0SN), the main crime hotspot is near Croft Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hempstalls Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Beattie Avenue Under investigation
Mar 2026Bicycle theft Enderley Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour The Briars —
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour The Briars —
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson The Briars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeywood —
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Grove Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Grove Under investigation
Mar 2026Burglary Delamere Grove Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Street —
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Brampton Sidings —
Mar 2026Drugs Green Brook Court Local resolution
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour The Briars —
Mar 2026Other theft Enderley Street Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Green Brook Court Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Brook Court Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Tulip Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Burglary Bramfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Grove Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Larkspur Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Larkspur Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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