Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dimsdale Parade West area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in May Bank , and the 164th lowest 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 Dimsdale Parade West (ST5 8DU) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the May Bank average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order 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 Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dimsdale Parade West (ST5 8DU), the main crime hotspot is near Hartington Street. Police recorded 10 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 Dimsdale Parade West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hartington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sparrow Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Watlands View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Terrace —
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Data Sources

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