Total Crime Rate
12.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Repton Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Thistleberry , and the 31st 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 Repton Drive (ST5 3JF) in the last 12 months was 12.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Thistleberry average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Repton Drive (ST5 3JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sutherland Drive, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winchester Drive (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Thistleberry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrowby Drive | Under investigation |
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