Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.4 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 84.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.4 7/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

London Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 138th 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 7PT) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (ST5 7PT), the main crime hotspot is near Sheldon Grove. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheldon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheldon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hodgkinson Street —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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