Total Crime Rate
123.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Albert Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 64th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Street (ST5 6PW) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% higher than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albert Street (ST5 6PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near May Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cross Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Rookery | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | May Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | May Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | May Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | May Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brook Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Victoria Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Victoria Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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