Total Crime Rate

193.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 193.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Other crime 34.3 10/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • 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

Talke Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Talke Road (ST5 7NQ) in the last 12 months was 193.1 per 1,000 residents and was 130.8% higher than the Bradwell average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talke Road (ST5 7NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheldon Grove, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorthorne Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Talke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Woodcastle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bamber Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bamber Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheldon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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