Total Crime Rate

165.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.7 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 165.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Lichfield Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 48th 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 Lichfield Close (ST5 6PH) in the last 12 months was 165.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Close (ST5 6PH), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duke Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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