Total Crime Rate

131.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Camillus Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 60th 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 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% higher than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% 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 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Gile'S Road (15 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Camillus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5367 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Viggars Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viggars Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camillus Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ironbridge Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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