Crime Rate in Holditch & Chesterton, ward

Holditch & Chesterton has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 wards in Newcastle-under-Lyme district and the 1071st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 90th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Holditch & Chesterton in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% higher than the Newcastle-under-Lyme district average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Holditch & Chesterton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 316 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 390 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Holditch & Chesterton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 115 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hadrian Way (48 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.