Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 153.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Larch Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 55th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larch Place (ST5 7BD) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 133.3% higher than the Crackley & Red Street average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larch Place (ST5 7BD), the main crime hotspot is near Applecroft. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Larch Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rosevale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Applecroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blackthorn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dragon Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Foundry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Foundry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinewood Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Foundry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosevale Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosevale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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