Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sophia Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 107th 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 Sophia Way (ST5 8TB) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher than the Bradwell average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sophia Way (ST5 8TB), the main crime hotspot is near Cardway. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sophia Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sophia Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Machin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sophia Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duncalf Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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