Total Crime Rate

361.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

210.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 361.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 210.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 10/10
  • Public order 47.2 10/10
  • Drugs 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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

West Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 15th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (ST5 1BS) in the last 12 months was 361.6 per 1,000 residents and was 217.4% higher than the Cross Heath average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 210.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (ST5 1BS), the main crime hotspot is near School Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leech Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockwood Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Occupation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Grosvenor Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs School Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs School Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Street —
Apr 2026Drugs School Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leech Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leech Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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