Total Crime Rate

196.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 196.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Albemarle Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 30th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albemarle Road (ST5 9BS) in the last 12 months was 196.2 per 1,000 residents and was 109.5% higher than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 109.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albemarle Road (ST5 9BS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albemarle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wilton Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limestone Grove —
Sep 2025Public order Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Limestone Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bailey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roberts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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