Total Crime Rate

123.0 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 123.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albert 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.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rookery Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street
Sep 2025Burglary Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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