Total Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 120.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Blackfriars Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 79th 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 Blackfriars Road (ST5 2ED) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackfriars Road (ST5 2ED), 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 Blackfriars Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lymewood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pooldam Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Midway Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Midway Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Midway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Midway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Midway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Midway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pooldam Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Midway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lymewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lymewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higherland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higherland —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Froghall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pooldam Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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