Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 45.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Pit Lane area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bradwell , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pit Lane (ST7 1UH) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pit Lane (ST7 1UH), the main crime hotspot is near Taylors Place. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pit Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Taylors Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylors Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylors Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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