Total Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Marys Drive area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 105th 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 St Marys Drive (ST5 2NF) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% lower than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 333.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 220.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marys Drive (ST5 2NF), the main crime hotspot is near Cross May Street. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Marys Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poolfield Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Keep Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Road —
Sep 2025Other theft St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Andrew'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drayton Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poolfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedley Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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