Crime Rate in Talke & Butt Lane, ward

Talke & Butt Lane has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Newcastle-under-Lyme district and the 3589th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 351st lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Talke & Butt Lane in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Newcastle-under-Lyme district average (83.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Talke & Butt Lane’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 297 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 347 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Talke & Butt Lane ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Taylors Place, with 77 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Cedar Avenue (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.