Total Crime Rate

82.4 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 82.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Purser Crescent area has the 19th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 127th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purser Crescent (ST5 9DL) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower than the Bradwell average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purser Crescent (ST5 9DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quinton Grove, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartington Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Purser Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milehouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milehouse Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Hartington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hollinshead Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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