Total Crime Rate

465.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

229.2 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 465.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 229.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.2 10/10
  • Public order 58.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.0 10/10
  • Other theft 33.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.0 10/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • 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

Liverpool Road area has the 6th 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 465.2 per 1,000 residents and was 308.3% higher than the Cross Heath average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 229.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% 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 125 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
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brindley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brindley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Froghall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brindley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brindley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mellard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hickman Street —
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Data Sources

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