Total Crime Rate

347.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 347.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.9 10/10
  • Public order 37.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.1 10/10
  • Robbery 20.7 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • 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

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bradwell , and the 17th 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 347.1 per 1,000 residents and was 335.7% higher than the Bradwell average (79.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 152.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ST5 0ES), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 21 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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