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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in CW2: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

CW2 recorded 311 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.57 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 47.9% of all offences recorded.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring66.0 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment311 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 0.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

311
trending_up +3.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

66.0per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,270

Within CW2 district

Newcastle-under-Lyme

55,787

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
George Gardens Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Drugs: 3
10
Vine Tree Avenue Map
total: 8 Drugs: 8
8
Derrington Avenue Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Hulme Street Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
White Avenue Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1
5
Hargrave Avenue Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Burglary: 1
5
The Birches Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Crewe Road Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Drugs: 1
5
Neville Street Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5
5
Supermarket Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
4

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
311 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
149
47.9%
Public Order
35
11.3%
Drug Offences
27
8.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
24
7.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
20
6.4%
Burglary
15
4.8%
Other Theft
15
4.8%
Shoplifting
7
2.3%
Other Crime
6
1.9%
Vehicle Crime
6
1.9%
Weapons Possession
5
1.6%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.3%
Robbery
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: CW2

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in CW2 (47.9%). Public Order (11.3%) and Drug Offences (8.7%) are the next most common categories.

Crime levels in CW2 have held relatively steady over the past year at around 66.0 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.

Crime figures for CW2 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Month-on-Monthtrending_up +3.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -0.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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