Total Crime Rate

226.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 226.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 102.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newcastle Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Boothen , and the 115th highest crime rate of 844 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 226.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% higher than the Boothen average (158.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -74.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newcastle Road (ST4 6PE), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 187 crimes here, including 128 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grindley Hill Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Lyme Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lyme Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lyme Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheatly Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyme Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheatly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grindley Hill Court —
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Data Sources

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