Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 96.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Links Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bradwell , and the 116th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Links Avenue (ST5 9DJ) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Links Avenue (ST5 9DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Quinton Grove. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Links Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quinton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simpson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purser Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Simpson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Avenue South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hollinshead Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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