Total Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 25.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sherborne Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Thistleberry , and the 89th 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 Sherborne Drive (ST5 3JA) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower than the Thistleberry average (68.6 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherborne Drive (ST5 3JA), the main crime hotspot is near Dartmouth Avenue. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherborne Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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