Total Crime Rate

110.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 110.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Orton Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 92nd 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 Orton Road (ST5 9EX) in the last 12 months was 110.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orton Road (ST5 9EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ramsey Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashfields New Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ashfields New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Poplar Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limestone Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limestone Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Goodwin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ramsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mellard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Derwent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derwent Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albermarle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashfields New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ashfields New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfields New Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashfields New Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Wilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laxley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laxley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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