Total Crime Rate

429.8 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 429.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.1 10/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.5 6/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • 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

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 10th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ST5 0ES) in the last 12 months was 429.8 per 1,000 residents and was 413.5% higher than the Bradwell average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 194.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ST5 0ES), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dorrington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorrington Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellison Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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