Total Crime Rate

138.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newcastle Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burslem , and the 278th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

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 Newcastle Street (ST6 3QN) in the last 12 months was 138.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Burslem average (218.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newcastle Street (ST6 3QN), the main crime hotspot is near Lucas Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newcastle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morton Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ullswater Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellgreave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maddock Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maddock Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maddock Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Flamborough Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Newcastle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Travers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newcastle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burgess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolrich Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Morton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morton Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Travers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maddock Street
Sep 2025Drugs Harper Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Davenport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lucas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Davenport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stubbs Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Port Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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