Total Crime Rate

307.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.5 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 307.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Other crime 16.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barracks Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 19th 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 Barracks Road (ST5 1LF) in the last 12 months was 307.7 per 1,000 residents and was 170.0% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 23.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 121.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barracks Road (ST5 1LF), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 399 crimes here, including 179 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barracks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs School Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Street —
Apr 2026Drugs School Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs School Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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