Total Crime Rate

173.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 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 173.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mendip Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 46th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mendip Place (ST5 6JB) in the last 12 months was 173.8 per 1,000 residents and was 163.5% higher than the Crackley & Red Street average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mendip Place (ST5 6JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mendip Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Gordon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Pennine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cemetery Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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