Crime Statistics for Blank Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, 2024

Crime statistics for Blank Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme

There were a total of 24 street level crime incidents in Blank Bank in January 2024. See where they were on the map below and broken down by categories. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Anti Social Behaviour.

Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Blank Bank, this category is usually the largest in any urban area. This is partly because 'Violent Crime' covers so many offences compared to say Burglary

Crime CategoryIncidents
Violent Crime10
Anti Social Behaviour3
Other Theft2
Vehicle Crime2
Shoplifting2
Public Order2
Burglary1
Criminal Damage Arson1
Possession Of Weapons1
All Crime24

Map of street level crime incidents in January 2024

Police data is divided in Policing Neighbourhoods. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Blank Bank. This map shows if incidents are evenly distributed over the district or if there are hot spots in certain streets or areas.

How grim is your Postcode?

Where Police data is not specific to an address for privacy reasons, most roads are represented by 1 to 2 markers or clusters. However, this should be enough to ascertain if the road you live in or are thinking of moving to, is a crime hot spot. The only exception could be where there is a large cluster of a single crime category on a street, as this could but not necessarily be related to multiple incidents at one address.



Crime incidents in neighbouring areas to Blank Bank

We've taken the ten nearest places to Blank Bank and ranked them by the number of crime incidents in each. This should allow you to see if Blank Bank has more crime than other surrounding areas.

LocationCrime Incidents
Broad Meadow (1.39 miles)133
Chesterton (1.75 miles)132
Knutton (1.24 miles)126
Silverdale (0.62 miles)36
Blank Bank24
Miles Green (1.39 miles)6
Apedale (1.24 miles)5
Alsagers Bank (0.88 miles)5
Keele (1.39 miles)4
Finney Green (1.39 miles)4

6.36%
of Silverdale (Newcastle-under-Lyme) residents were born outside of the UK, according to the 2021 Census



Where are the most violent places near Blank Bank?

The category of crime that most concerns people is violent crime. We have taken the ten nearest place to Blank Bank and ranked them according to the number of violent incidents in the 'best fit' Policing neighbourhood.

LocationViolent Incidents
Broad Meadow83
Chesterton66
Knutton61
Silverdale19
Blank Bank10
Miles Green3
Finney Green3
Keele2
Apedale1
Alsagers Bank0

How likely are you to be a victim of crime in Blank Bank?

Every two years the government publishes the Index of Multiple Deprivation. One of those domains is crime, more precisely, how likely you are to be the victim of a what is known as 'personal crime', such as muggings or burglary. The governemnt publish these statitsics down to the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) or in simple geographic terms, a few roads. These statistics are also published on a ward level as an average of the LSOAs in that area. We have taken the average rank and converted it into a more accessble form, a score out of 100. Where the higher the score, the more likely you are in Blank Bank to be a victim of personal crime. Note that the following score has been generated from the 2019 statistics. At the time of writing, these have not been updated by the government during and since the COVID 19 pandemic.

How does crime in Blank Bank compare to surrounding wards?

We have taken the 10 nearest wards to Blank Bank and ranked them using our crime score based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation average rank for the ward. Blank Bank is ranked #2.

#WardScore
1Cross Heath72
2Silverdale68
3Knutton62
4Holditch & Chesterton55
5Wolstanton51
6Crackley & Red Street48
7Audley43
8Thistleberry40
9Bradwell38
10Westlands38

Which road in Blank Bank has the highest level of crime?

We have used the Index of Multiple Deprivation to find the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) in Blank Bank with the highest crime score. Accoding to the 2019 statistics, that is in and around Brock Way.

Last updated: January 2024
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