Total Crime Rate
153.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
110.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pinewood Grove 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 Pinewood Grove (ST5 7BU) 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 Pinewood Grove (ST5 7BU), 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.
View Crime In Crackley & Red Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Foundry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinewood Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Blackthorn Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Applecroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodrow Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Foundry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Foundry Close | Under investigation |
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