Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kelvin Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kelvin Street (ST5 0JJ) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelvin Street (ST5 0JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kelvin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street (May Bank) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bleak Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bleak Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rangemore Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rangemore Terrace —
Sep 2025Burglary Highfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Highfield Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —

Data Sources

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