Crime Rates at Wereton Road, Audley, Stoke-on-trent, ST7 8HE

Wereton Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Audley , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wereton Road (ST7 8HE) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower than the Audley average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wereton Road (ST7 8HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New King Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowside Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.