Total Crime Rate

830.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

444.4 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 830.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 444.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 328.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 222.2 10/10
  • Public order 100.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.3 10/10
  • Drugs 37.0 10/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Other crime 21.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Princess Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 3rd 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 Princess Street (ST5 1DD) in the last 12 months was 830.7 per 1,000 residents and was 629.1% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 44.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 444.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Street (ST5 1DD), 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.

View Crime In Town

Crime Over Time in Princess Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Boundary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockwood Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Poplar Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplar Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Granville Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs School Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs School Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Street —
Apr 2026Public order West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Street —
Apr 2026Drugs School Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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