Total Crime Rate
419.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Silverdale 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.
View Crime In Cross Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bailey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orme Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bailey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bailey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pool Side | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bailey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Paul'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Keep Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Mary'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poolfield Avenue North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunkirk Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Knutton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dunkirk Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hedley Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunkirk Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Dunkirk Court | Under investigation |
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