Total Crime Rate

180.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.8 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 180.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 126.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.8 10/10
  • Public order 34.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunkirk area has the 19th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunkirk (ST5 2SW) in the last 12 months was 180.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 126.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunkirk (ST5 2SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dunkirk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfields New Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bailey Street 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 Prospect Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashfields New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ashfields New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfields New Road —
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dunkirk Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hickman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hickman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hickman Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Froghall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting 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
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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