Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 87.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Court Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in May Bank , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Court Lane (ST5 8DD) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% higher than the May Bank average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Court Lane (ST5 8DD), the main crime hotspot is near Sandhurst Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Court Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simpson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Simpson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purser Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quinton Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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