Total Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Patricks Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 175th 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 St Patricks Drive (ST5 2NS) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Patricks Drive (ST5 2NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keele Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wain Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Patricks Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St Andrew'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poolfield Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rotterdam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbank Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowgoose Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poolfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedley Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thistleberry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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