Total Crime Rate
67.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Station Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Audley , and the 161st highest 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 Station Road (ST7 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1000.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Road (ST7 8LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dean Brook Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Audley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathcote Road | Under investigation |
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