Total Crime Rate

174.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 174.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 82.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hillport Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 38th 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 Hillport Avenue (ST5 8QS) in the last 12 months was 174.3 per 1,000 residents and was 108.3% higher than the Bradwell average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillport Avenue (ST5 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillport Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Second Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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