Total Crime Rate

85.3 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 85.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Orme Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 124th 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 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orme Road (ST5 2NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Knutton Lane. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbank Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knutton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poolfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedley Place —
Sep 2025Other theft St Andrew'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poolfield Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Rotterdam Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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