Crime Rate in Bradwell, ward

Bradwell has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Newcastle-under-Lyme district and the 2616th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 269th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bradwell in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower than the Newcastle-under-Lyme district average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bradwell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 252 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 17.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 315 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bradwell ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.