Total Crime Rate
33.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Peggys Bank area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Audley , and the 133rd 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 Peggys Bank (ST7 8RH) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peggys Bank (ST7 8RH), the main crime hotspot is near Wedgwood Avenue. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Audley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wedgwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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