Total Crime Rate
107.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Marys Drive 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 St Marys Drive (ST5 2NF) 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 St Marys Drive (ST5 2NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillside, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orion Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Thistleberry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Keep Mews | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hedley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wesley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hedley Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Martin'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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