Total Crime Rate

115.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harrison Street 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 Harrison Street (ST5 1NH) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Harrison Street (ST5 1NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Well Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harrison Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stubbsfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft West Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stubbsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stubbsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stubbsfield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Slaney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Freehold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lyme Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Occupation Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Refinery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stubbs' Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Well Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stubbs' Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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