Total Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 6.6 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.3 1/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Sudbury 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sudbury Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yaxley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldeburgh Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morston Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morston Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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