The overall crime rate in Newcastle-under-Lyme city is 90.7 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 2.6k crimes were violent crimes which is 40.5% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 105% of national crime rate. Drugs crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 52.4% over the last twelve months.The category of "possession of weapons crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Possession of weapons crime" rate is at 119% of national crime rate which puts Newcastle-under-Lyme on 36. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Possession of weapons crime" makes up 1.2% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "possession of weapons crime" is 79 cases and has increased by 51.9% when compared year-over-year in the period of November 2023 - October 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 40.5% | 25. lowest | 105% | 2.6k | -21.4% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 13.9% | 32. lowest | 79% | 905 | -33.9% |
Public order crime | 8.5% | 32. lowest | 106% | 556 | -20.2% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 7.8% | 18. lowest | 91% | 506 | -17.9% |
Shoplifting crime | 7.7% | 9. lowest | 85% | 503 | 3.3% |
Other theft crime | 6.8% | 15. lowest | 82% | 443 | -17.8% |
Burglary crime | 3.8% | 25. lowest | 81% | 248 | -7.8% |
Vehicle crime | 3.5% | 11. lowest | 51% | 225 | 1.8% |
Drugs crime | 2.4% | 15. lowest | 77% | 157 | 52.4% |
Other crime | 1.8% | 13. lowest | 78% | 114 | 7.5% |
Possession of weapons crime | 1.2% | 36. lowest | 119% | 79 | 51.9% |
Bicycle theft crime | 1.0% | 33. lowest | 87% | 63 | -16.0% |
Robbery crime | 0.7% | 18. lowest | 49% | 47 | 2.2% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.5% | 8. lowest | 19% | 31 | 0.0% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Newcastle-under-Lyme city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Newcastle-under-Lyme city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 12.6 | 15.9 |
Bicycle theft | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 3.5 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 7.0 | 7.8 |
Drugs | 2.2 | 2.8 |
Other crime | 1.6 | 2.0 |
Other theft | 6.2 | 7.5 |
Possession of weapons | 1.1 | 0.9 |
Public order | 7.7 | 7.3 |
Robbery | 0.7 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 7.0 | 8.2 |
Theft from the person | 0.4 | 2.3 |
Vehicle crime | 3.1 | 6.1 |
Violent crime | 36.7 | 35.1 |