Crime Rate in Holditch & Chesterton, ward

Holditch & Chesterton has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 wards in Newcastle-under-Lyme district and the 1388th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 122nd highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Holditch & Chesterton in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% higher than the Newcastle-under-Lyme district average (83.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Holditch & Chesterton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 317 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 150.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 253.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 378 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Holditch & Chesterton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 83 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hadrian Way (41 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.