Total Crime Rate
38.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Reedmace Walk area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 152nd 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 Reedmace Walk (ST5 2GE) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Reedmace Walk (ST5 2GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keele Road, 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 | Other theft | Galingale View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Martin'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coomer Court | Under investigation |
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