Total Crime Rate

300.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 300.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.1 10/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Other crime 15.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 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

Longshaw Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bradwell , and the 21st highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longshaw Avenue (ST5 8QE) in the last 12 months was 300.0 per 1,000 residents and was 276.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 147.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longshaw Avenue (ST5 8QE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Longshaw Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradwell Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cardway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Machin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Machin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Machin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradwell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Longshaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakdene Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Arnold Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradwell Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dayson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dayson Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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