Total Crime Rate

854.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

281.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 854.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 312.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 281.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 208.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 135.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.1 10/10
  • Other theft 52.1 10/10
  • Public order 52.1 10/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Chapel Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Street (ST5 6PY) in the last 12 months was 854.2 per 1,000 residents and was 649.7% higher than the Cross Heath average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 281.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (ST5 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near May Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duke Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Street —
Apr 2026Public order Ford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madeley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shoredale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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