Total Crime Rate

208.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 208.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 14th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hempstalls Lane (ST5 0SQ) in the last 12 months was 208.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hempstalls Lane (ST5 0SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croft Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hempstalls Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Brook Court Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson The Briars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour The Briars —
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour The Briars —
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour The Briars —
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Beattie Avenue Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Sidmouth Avenue Under investigation
Mar 2026Drugs Green Brook Court Local resolution
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Honeywood —
Mar 2026Public order Green Brook Court Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Tulip Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Burglary Delamere Grove Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Larkspur Grove —
Mar 2026Burglary Bramfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Public order Larkspur Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Brampton Sidings —
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Primrose Grove Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Grove Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Street —
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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