Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Milehouse Lane area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milehouse Lane (ST5 9JZ) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milehouse Lane (ST5 9JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Place. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milehouse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brant Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coppice View —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hollinshead Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Poplar Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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