Total Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hammond Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 122nd 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 Hammond Road (ST5 7RX) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% higher than the Crackley & Red Street average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hammond Road (ST5 7RX), the main crime hotspot is near Applecroft. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hammond Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Applecroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Road West
Sep 2025Public order Whitethorn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Plane Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badgers Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitethorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitethorn Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dragon Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rosevale Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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