Total Crime Rate

102.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • 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
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orton Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 89th 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 102.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orton Road (ST5 9EX), the main crime hotspot is near Ramsey Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wilton Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Poplar Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Limestone Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Limestone Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roberts Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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