Total Crime Rate

184.2 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 184.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chemical Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 35th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chemical Lane (ST6 4PB) in the last 12 months was 184.2 per 1,000 residents and was 120.1% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chemical Lane (ST6 4PB), the main crime hotspot is near Leigh Lane. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chemical Lane area

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Data Sources

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