Total Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 47th 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 London Road (ST5 7PS) in the last 12 months was 150.0 per 1,000 residents and was 128.6% higher than the Crackley & Red Street average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (ST5 7PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheldon Grove, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosendale Avenue (9 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Springfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodgkinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheldon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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