Total Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 91.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Lancaster Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 124th 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 Lancaster Road (ST5 1DS) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower than the Cross Heath average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Road (ST5 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockwood Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stubbsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Boundary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stubbsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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