Total Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 13.8 1/10
  • Violent crimes 9.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 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
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Garnett Road West area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bradwell , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garnett Road West (ST5 8SD) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garnett Road West (ST5 8SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lawson Terrace, where police recorded 16 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.

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Crime Over Time in Garnett Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lodge Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodge Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradwell Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Simpson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simpson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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