Crime Rate in Town, ward

Town has the highest crime rate of 21 wards in Newcastle-under-Lyme district and the 66th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 7th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Town in the last 12 months was 358.3 per 1,000 residents and was 305.7% higher than the Newcastle-under-Lyme district average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 765 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 16 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 9.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,071 (≈ 162.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 393 crimes here, including 179 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.