Total Crime Rate

286.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 286.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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
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

Roman Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 18th 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 Roman Drive (ST5 7QB) in the last 12 months was 286.7 per 1,000 residents and was 336.9% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 188.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Drive (ST5 7QB), the main crime hotspot is near Hadrian Way. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roman Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hadrian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brutus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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