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

Vessey Terrace 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 Vessey Terrace (ST5 1LS) 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 Vessey Terrace (ST5 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grosvenor Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vessey Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Grosvenor Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Public order Occupation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stubbs' Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stubbs' Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leech Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leech Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Refinery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyme Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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