Total Crime Rate
27.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Snowgoose Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Snowgoose Way (ST5 2GA) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Snowgoose Way (ST5 2GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ironbridge Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millbank Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Thistleberry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ironbridge Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Galingale View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Martin'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silverdale Road | — |
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