Total Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 86.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bleakridge Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bradwell , and the 135th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bleakridge Avenue (ST5 8SL) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Bradwell average (79.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bleakridge Avenue (ST5 8SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sophia Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arnold Grove (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bleakridge Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sophia Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onslow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Arnold Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Toft End Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bargrave Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sophia Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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