Total Crime Rate

206.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.5 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 206.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Lower Oxford Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in May Bank , and the 31st 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 Lower Oxford Road (ST5 0PB) in the last 12 months was 206.5 per 1,000 residents and was 243.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 106.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Oxford Road (ST5 0PB), the main crime hotspot is near Gladstone Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Oxford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downing Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Etruria Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Etruria Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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