Total Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Audley , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Road (ST7 8JD) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (ST7 8JD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Meadowside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelsall Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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