Total Crime Rate
174.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Longbridge Hayes Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 38th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Longbridge Hayes Road (ST6 4DS) in the last 12 months was 174.3 per 1,000 residents and was 108.3% higher than the Bradwell average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longbridge Hayes Road (ST6 4DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princes Square (11 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 | First Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Station Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Station Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Close | Under investigation |
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