Crime Rate in Newchapel & Mow Cop, ward

Newchapel & Mow Cop has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Newcastle-under-Lyme district and the 1055th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 88th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newchapel & Mow Cop in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% lower than the Newcastle-under-Lyme district average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newchapel & Mow Cop’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -12.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newchapel & Mow Cop ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Wentworth Drive, with 18 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bank Street (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.