Crime Rates at Colclough Avenue, Newcastle, ST5 8JP

Colclough Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 184th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colclough Avenue (ST5 8JP) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colclough Avenue (ST5 8JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chell Grove (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.