Crime Rates at Moorthorne Crescent, Newcastle, ST5 8HT

Moorthorne Crescent area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bradwell , and the 197th 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 Moorthorne Crescent (ST5 8HT) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorthorne Crescent (ST5 8HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheldon Grove, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oldcastle Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.