Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Basford Park Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in May Bank , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Basford Park Road (ST5 0PS) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basford Park Road (ST5 0PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sydney Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkside Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Basford Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woolliscroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolliscroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rangemore Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rangemore Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sydney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bleak Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bleak Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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