Total Crime Rate

422.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 422.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 141.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.7 10/10
  • Public order 49.4 10/10
  • Robbery 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 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

Ashfields New Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 11th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashfields New Road (ST5 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 422.5 per 1,000 residents and was 270.8% higher than the Cross Heath average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 168.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfields New Road (ST5 2SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashfields New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfields New Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfields New Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Ashfields New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashfields New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ashfields New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ramsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Keep Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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