Total Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Watlands View area has the 35th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 198th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watlands View (ST5 8AQ) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watlands View (ST5 8AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lodge Grove. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watlands View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sparrow Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lodge Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Templar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Templar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hartington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Watlands View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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