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Crime Rates in Holditch & Chesterton, ward

Crime Rate

119

119

Average 5/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 07.01.2026

Annual total crime rate in Holditch & Chesterton (ward) is 119 per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 5 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other wards in England and Wales.

Holditch & Chesterton (ward) is located within Newcastle-under-Lyme (borough). Annual total crime rate in Newcastle-under-Lyme (borough) is 85.9 crimes per thousand resident population, which can be rated as 4 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other local authority districts in England and Wales.

Holditch & Chesterton, (ward) includes areas with the following crime ratings (see map):

  • 2/10 or low
  • 3/10 or low
  • 4/10 or low
  • 5/10 or medium

Crime rates in Holditch & Chesterton (ward) by type

Violence and sexual offences 54 5/10
Anti-social behaviour 17.7 4/10
Criminal damage and arson 8.95 5/10
Public order 7.69 4/10
Other theft 7.32 4/10
Shoplifting 7.04 3/10
Vehicle crime 3.71 3/10
Drugs 3.62 4/10
Other crime 2.7 4/10
Burglary 2.42 3/10
Possession of weapons 1.15 5/10
Bicycle theft 1.11 4/10
Robbery 1.08 3/10
Theft from the person 0.0992 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Holditch & Chesterton (ward) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Holditch & Chesterton (ward).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Holditch & Chesterton (ward) for a specific crime type compared to other wards in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Holditch & Chesterton (ward), Newcastle-under-Lyme (local authority district) and West Midlands (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Holditch & Chesterton
    ward
  • Newcastle-under-Lyme
    LAD
  • West Midlands
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

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