Total Crime Rate

1368.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 1368.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 398.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 285.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 197.6 10/10
  • Public order 132.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 81.5 10/10
  • Other theft 76.9 10/10
  • Drugs 54.3 10/10
  • Burglary 34.7 10/10
  • Robbery 28.7 10/10
  • Other crime 22.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
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

Ryebank Crescent area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ryebank Crescent (ST5 2BN) in the last 12 months was 1368.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1360.5% 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 264 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -58.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 72.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 376 (≈ 567.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ryebank Crescent (ST5 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near School Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ryebank Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larkspur Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tulip Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Hollies Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Brampton Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Street —
Sep 2025Burglary School Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidmouth Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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