Total Crime Rate
409.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Churchill Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 12th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Churchill Close (ST5 9FF) in the last 12 months was 409.9 per 1,000 residents and was 337.6% higher than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churchill Close (ST5 9FF), 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.
View Crime In Cross Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centurion Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bernard'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Milehouse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Milehouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Milehouse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Milehouse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilmot Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wilmot Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bernard'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rogers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilmot Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mile Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rogers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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