Total Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sudbury Place area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Thistleberry , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sudbury Place (ST5 4LB) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% lower than the Thistleberry average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sudbury Place (ST5 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hadleigh Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Westbury Park & Northwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yaxley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldeburgh Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morston Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Morston Drive | Under investigation |
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