Total Crime Rate

107.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Orme Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 99th 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 Orme Road (ST5 2ND) in the last 12 months was 107.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orme Road (ST5 2ND), the main crime hotspot is near Higherland. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orme Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Keep Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hedley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hedley Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higherland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higherland —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunkirk Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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