Total Crime Rate

409.9 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 409.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 123.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.2 10/10
  • Other theft 53.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.4 10/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Douglas Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 12th 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 Douglas Road (ST5 9BJ) in the last 12 months was 409.9 per 1,000 residents and was 337.6% higher than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Road (ST5 9BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ramsey Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Douglas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centurion Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Court —
Sep 2025Public order Poplar Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limestone Grove —
Sep 2025Drugs Wilton Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Limestone Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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