Total Crime Rate

187.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· 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 187.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Matilda Grove area has the 15th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 38th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Matilda Grove (ST5 9FH) in the last 12 months was 187.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% higher than the Cross Heath average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (β‰ˆ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 202.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matilda Grove (ST5 9FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arthur Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Matilda Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilmot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Wilmot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmot Drive β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valentine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matilda Grove β€”
Apr 2026Public order Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Bernard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moran Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Lower Milehouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmot Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valentine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Viggars Place β€”

Data Sources

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