Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.2 5/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queen Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 187th lowest 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 Queen Street (ST5 8QJ) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Bradwell average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (ST5 8QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sparrow Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lodge Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Watlands View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Dorrington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorrington Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Terrace
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Templar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Second Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Templar Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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