Total Crime Rate
9.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Loring Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 17th lowest 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 Loring Road (ST5 8RR) in the last 12 months was 9.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% lower than the Bradwell average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Loring Road (ST5 8RR), the main crime hotspot is near Lodge Grove. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bradwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simpson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lodge Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sparrow Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sparrow Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hartington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lodge Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Templar Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sparrow Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Watlands View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Templar Crescent | Under investigation |
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