Total Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wolstanton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bradwell , and the 65th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wolstanton Road (ST5 7NF) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% higher than the Bradwell average (79.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolstanton Road (ST5 7NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheldon Grove, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorthorne Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wolstanton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheldon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hodgkinson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croftstead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croftstead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Croftstead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sheldon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamber Place Local resolution
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Data Sources

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