Total Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitethorn Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 115th 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 Whitethorn Way (ST5 7BL) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitethorn Way (ST5 7BL), the main crime hotspot is near Applecroft. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitethorn Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Plane Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Sunningdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Laburnum Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Smallwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Whitethorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dragon Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cypress Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rosevale Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lion Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitethorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Whitethorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hazel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Applecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winterside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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