Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 83.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Robertson Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 143rd 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 Robertson Drive (ST5 9AX) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Cross Heath average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Robertson Drive (ST5 9AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Bernard'S Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Robertson Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmot Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wilmot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmot Close
Apr 2026Public order Lower Milehouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viggars Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viggars Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viggars Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Bernard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matilda Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mile Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street

Data Sources

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