Total Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 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

Willard Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bradwell , and the 113th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willard Close (ST5 7NB) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% higher than the Bradwell average (79.7 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willard Close (ST5 7NB), the main crime hotspot is near Wright Avenue. Police recorded 30 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 Willard Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Chatsworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Croftstead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tenby Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenby Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittain Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittain Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brittain Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croftstead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wright Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croftstead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beasley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bains Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hodgkinson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beasley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamber Place Local resolution
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Data Sources

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