Total Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Audley , and the 113th 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 High Street (ST7 8BA) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower than the Audley average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (ST7 8BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scot Hay Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Audley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scot Hay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scot Hay Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scot Hay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scot Hay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Scot Hay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scot Hay Road | — |
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