Total Crime Rate

275.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 275.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.5 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.9 7/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rosevale Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 23rd 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 Rosevale Road (ST5 7EF) in the last 12 months was 275.8 per 1,000 residents and was 318.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosevale Road (ST5 7EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosevale Court (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rosevale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosevale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dragon Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosevale Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Rosevale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Foundry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Foundry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinewood Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Foundry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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