Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crusader Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 104th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crusader Road (ST5 9FD) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 161.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crusader Road (ST5 9FD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crusader Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Viggars Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lower Milehouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Milehouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Milehouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Milehouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viggars Place —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bernard'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bernard'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Other crime Wilmot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centurion Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mile Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rogers Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rogers Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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