Crime Rates at Wilmot Drive, Newcastle, ST5 9BA

Wilmot 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 Wilmot Drive (ST5 9BA) 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 Wilmot Drive (ST5 9BA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.