Total Crime Rate

122.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 122.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Other theft 32.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Three Mile Lane area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Loggerheads , and the 77th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Three Mile Lane (ST5 5HW) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 281.6% higher than the Loggerheads average (32.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 12 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 ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Three Mile Lane (ST5 5HW), the main crime hotspot is near Whitmore Road. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Three Mile Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Whitmore Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 1 of 1

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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