Total Crime Rate

434.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

166.7 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 434.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 166.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.0 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Burglary 24.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Drugs 17.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

London Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 10th 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 London Road (ST5 7LR) in the last 12 months was 434.0 per 1,000 residents and was 558.1% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (ST5 7LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wright Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittain Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittain Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittain Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wright Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Tenby Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Foundry Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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