Total Crime Rate

546.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 546.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 206.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Public order 37.8 10/10
  • Robbery 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brook Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 5th 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 Brook Lane (ST5 3AA) in the last 12 months was 546.7 per 1,000 residents and was 379.8% higher than the Cross Heath average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 140.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Lane (ST5 3AA), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 399 crimes here, including 179 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brook Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Grosvenor Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyme Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Refinery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stubbs' Gate —
Apr 2026Drugs Stubbs' Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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