Crime Rate in Talke & Butt Lane, ward

Talke & Butt Lane has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Newcastle-under-Lyme district and the 3686th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 365th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Talke & Butt Lane in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower than the Newcastle-under-Lyme district average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Talke & Butt Lane’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 295 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 355 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Talke & Butt Lane ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Taylors Place, with 80 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around B5371 (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.