Total Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

West Brampton area has the 29th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 80th highest 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 West Brampton (ST5 2BD) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher than the Cross Heath average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Brampton (ST5 2BD), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 207 crimes here, including 125 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Brampton area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hickman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hickman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hickman Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Brampton —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Baden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wilson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickman Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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