Total Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Barbridge Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bradwell , and the 143rd 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 Barbridge Road (ST5 7SB) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barbridge Road (ST5 7SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laburnum Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barbridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shrewsbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathfield Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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