Total Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 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

Charter Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 62nd 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 Charter Road (ST5 9HJ) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charter Road (ST5 9HJ), 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 Charter Road area

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

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