Total Crime Rate

126.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 126.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Camillus Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Camillus Road (ST5 6EA) in the last 12 months was 126.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camillus Road (ST5 6EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camillus Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Camillus Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viggars Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viggars Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viggars Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ironbridge Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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