Total Crime Rate

115.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 75th 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 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% higher than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Road (ST5 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stubbsfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Palmers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palmers Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andrew Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stubbsfield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Castle Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Boundary Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stubbsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stubbsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mount Pleasant Under investigation
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Data Sources

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