Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albany Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 117th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albany Road (ST5 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany Road (ST5 9EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albany Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brindley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beattie Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Baden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mellard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Goodwin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Beattie Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brindley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brindley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilson Street —
Apr 2026Public order Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brindley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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