Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swan Bank area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bradwell , and the 144th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swan Bank (ST7 1PR) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher than the Bradwell average (79.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swan Bank (ST7 1PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hunters Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chester Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swan Bank area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wedgwood Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedgwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lichfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Lichfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Merelake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hunters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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