Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Woodcastle Crescent area has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 168th 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 Woodcastle Crescent (ST5 7GB) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% lower than the Bradwell average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodcastle Crescent (ST5 7GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bains Grove, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willard Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodcastle Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rowley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bains Grove —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Springfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beasley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodgkinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bamber Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bamber Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Plymouth Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Woodcastle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bains Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bains Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bains Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bains Grove Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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