Total Crime Rate

191.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 191.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Other theft 22.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Fearns Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bradwell , and the 36th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fearns Avenue (ST5 8LX) in the last 12 months was 191.7 per 1,000 residents and was 140.7% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fearns Avenue (ST5 8LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Onslow Drive, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carlos Place (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fearns Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bargrave Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Toft End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onslow Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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