Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 114th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Street (ST5 6DW) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% higher than the Crackley & Red Street average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (ST5 6DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pennine Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Camillus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennine Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pennine Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pennine Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camillus Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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