Crime Rate in Loggerheads, ward

Loggerheads has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Newcastle-under-Lyme district and the 1144th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 97th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Loggerheads in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower than the Newcastle-under-Lyme district average (83.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Loggerheads’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Loggerheads ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bell Orchard. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.