Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 56.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Michaels Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 204th 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 St Michaels Road (ST5 9LP) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the Cross Heath average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Road (ST5 9LP), the main crime hotspot is near Croft Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Michaels Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Brook Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Goodwin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heath Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Beattie Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beattie Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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