Crime Rate in Silverdale, ward

Silverdale has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Newcastle-under-Lyme district and the 1582nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 144th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Silverdale in the last 12 months was 102.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% higher than the Newcastle-under-Lyme district average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Silverdale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 270 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 311 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Silverdale ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 29 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around May Street (22 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.