Crime Rate in Wolstanton, ward

Wolstanton has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Newcastle-under-Lyme district and the 3196th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 328th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wolstanton in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower than the Newcastle-under-Lyme district average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wolstanton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 137 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 193 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wolstanton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.