Total Crime Rate

98.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 98.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Booth Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Audley , and the 111th 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 Booth Street (ST7 8EP) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Booth Street (ST7 8EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilbraham'S Walk, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowside Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Booth Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wereton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chapel Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barleyfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs New King Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street

Data Sources

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