Total Crime Rate
112.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Knutton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in May Bank , and the 91st highest 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 Knutton Road (ST5 0LN) in the last 12 months was 112.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knutton Road (ST5 0LN), 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.
View Crime In Wolstanton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Orchard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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