Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Magenta Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 146th lowest 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 Magenta Drive (ST5 6LD) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magenta Drive (ST5 6LD), 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 Magenta Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gordon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stonewall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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