Crime Rates at Colclough Avenue, Newcastle, ST5 8JP

Colclough Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bradwell , and the 162nd lowest 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 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colclough Avenue (ST5 8JP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.