Total Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Oxford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in May Bank , and the 153rd highest 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 Oxford Road (ST5 0QB) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (ST5 0QB), 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 Oxford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Bleak Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bleak Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Gladstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sydney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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