Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 122.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Basford Park Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in May Bank , and the 65th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Basford Park Road (ST5 0PG) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 116.2% higher than the May Bank average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basford Park Road (ST5 0PG), the main crime hotspot is near Gladstone Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Basford Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gladstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sackville Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sydney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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