Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Castle Ridge area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Ridge (ST5 2TT) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Ridge (ST5 2TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillside, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millbank Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Ridge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistleberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hedley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coomer Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wesley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Emery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hedley Place —
Apr 2026Other theft St Martin'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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