Total Crime Rate

116.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 116.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

The Cardway area has the 14th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Cardway (ST5 8NF) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cardway (ST5 8NF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Cardway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sophia Way —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duncalf Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bradwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bradwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Machin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longshaw Avenue —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dayson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sophia Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longshaw Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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