Total Crime Rate
77.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bradwell Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bradwell , and the 154th 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 Bradwell Lane (ST5 8PP) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bradwell Lane (ST5 8PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bradwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradwell Grange | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawson Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lodge Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennett Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queen Street | Under investigation |
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