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

Higherland 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 Higherland (ST5 2TL) 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 Higherland (ST5 2TL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Higherland area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higherland Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Keep Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lymewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higherland Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lymewood Close —
Sep 2025Public order Seabridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drayton Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Pooldam Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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