Total Crime Rate

257.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 257.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 107.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newcastle Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 100th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newcastle Road (ST4 6PE) in the last 12 months was 257.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher than the Boothen average (194.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -2.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newcastle Road (ST4 6PE), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newcastle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheatly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lyme Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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