Crime in ST55: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
ST55 recorded 15 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 49.18 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 31.8% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring734.43 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment15 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 31.8% year-on-year
Total Crimes
15Annual Crime Rate
Active Postcodes
Within ST55 district
Newcastle-under-Lyme
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Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge Street Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 4 |
| Brook Street Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Other theft: 1 | 3 |
| Church Street Map | total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 2 |
| Ironbridge Drive Map | total: 1 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 1 |
| Stonewall Place Map | total: 1 Other theft: 1 | 1 |
| Victoria Street Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Albert Street Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Supermarket Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Cook Street Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: ST55
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in ST55 (40.0%). Anti-social Behaviour (33.3%) and Other Theft (20.0%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in ST55 has fallen sharply — by 31.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for ST55 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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