Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 78.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cherrytree Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherrytree Road (ST5 7BP) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% higher than the Crackley & Red Street average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherrytree Road (ST5 7BP), the main crime hotspot is near Applecroft. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cherrytree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blackthorn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinewood Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Applecroft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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