Total Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Downham Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downham Road (ST5 6DF) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Crackley & Red Street average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downham Road (ST5 6DF), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pennine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gordon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cemetery Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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