Total Crime Rate

294.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.3 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 294.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

John O Gaunt Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 22nd 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 John O Gaunt Road (ST5 2SZ) in the last 12 months was 294.1 per 1,000 residents and was 158.1% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 145.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John O Gaunt Road (ST5 2SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in John O Gaunt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Froghall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ashfields New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashfields New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ashfields New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfields New Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bailey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfields New Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higherland —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higherland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hickman Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Hickman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hickman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pooldam Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pooldam Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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