Total Crime Rate

419.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 419.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Public order 47.9 10/10
  • Drugs 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Silverdale Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 11th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silverdale Road (ST5 2TA) in the last 12 months was 419.2 per 1,000 residents and was 347.5% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 221.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silverdale Road (ST5 2TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bailey Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunkirk Court (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Silverdale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pool Side
Sep 2025Other theft Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Paul'S Road 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 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Keep Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poolfield Avenue North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunkirk Court
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knutton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Dunkirk Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedley Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunkirk Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dunkirk Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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