Total Crime Rate

348.3 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 348.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 166.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Ashfields New Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 15th 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 Ashfields New Road (ST5 2DH) in the last 12 months was 348.3 per 1,000 residents and was 271.8% higher than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfields New Road (ST5 2DH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashfields New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hart Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pool Side —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roberts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wilton Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunkirk Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hart Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brindley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dunkirk Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dunkirk Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunkirk Court —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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