Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 123.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Victoria Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 74th 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 Victoria Street (ST5 6TH) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (ST5 6TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duke Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haydock Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria 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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