Total Crime Rate
82.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milehouse Lane 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 Milehouse Lane (ST5 9JX) 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 Milehouse Lane (ST5 9JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quinton Grove, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandhurst Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bradwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milehouse Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milehouse Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hollinshead Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tudor Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhurst Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhurst Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandhurst Close | Under investigation |
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