Total Crime Rate

266.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 266.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.7 9/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

John O Gaunt Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 19th 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 266.4 per 1,000 residents and was 184.4% higher than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 93.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John O Gaunt Road (ST5 2SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in John O Gaunt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hickman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pool Side —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunkirk Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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