Total Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Warwick Grove area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in May Bank , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
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 Warwick Grove (ST5 0LD) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the May Bank average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warwick Grove (ST5 0LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Etruria Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oak Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In May Bank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Etruria Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leamington Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilltop Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dorridge Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sheringham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Downing Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Etruria Way | Under investigation |
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