Total Crime Rate
28.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beasley Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beasley Avenue (ST5 7RW) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beasley Avenue (ST5 7RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near London Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bradwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wetherby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hogarth Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wright Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rowley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Springfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beasley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Meadow Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hodgkinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
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