Total Crime Rate

460.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 460.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.4 10/10
  • Public order 51.7 10/10
  • Other theft 38.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 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

Liverpool Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 8th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Liverpool Road (ST5 2AL) in the last 12 months was 460.7 per 1,000 residents and was 391.8% 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 231.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (ST5 2AL), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 207 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brindley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pool Side —
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dunkirk Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunkirk Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dunkirk Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunkirk Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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