Total Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Broughton Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in May Bank , and the 59th 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 Broughton Road (ST5 0PQ) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broughton Road (ST5 0PQ), 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 Broughton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sackville Street —
Sep 2025Public order Gladstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sydney 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
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Data Sources

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