Newcastle North — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Staffordshire Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Newcastle North covers the areas of Bradwell, Porthill, Wolstanton and May Bank, all small villages situated to the north of Newcastle-under-Lyme. Bradwell boasts a small shopping area and several churches and local officers are based within the Bradwell area at the community centre and this centre plays hosts to over 1,000 local people per week for various activities. Wolstanton and Porthill are former mining communities but now there is an industrial park with several nationwide stores. Across the area there is now a different thriving business community with many local schools and a number of different churches of varying denominations. There is good transport network surrounded by major link roads to local towns and also the M6 motorway.
Contact the team
- telephone
- 101
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Staffordshire Police's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
145 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (151): ▼ 6 (4%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences56 · 39%
- Anti-social behaviour22 · 15%
- Criminal damage and arson14 · 10%
- Shoplifting14 · 10%
- Other theft11 · 8%
- Public order10 · 7%
- Vehicle crime7 · 5%
- Burglary5 · 3%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
99 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified44 · 44%
- Unable to prosecute suspect41 · 41%
- Local resolution7 · 7%
- Awaiting court outcome6 · 6%
- Action to be taken by another organisation1 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Theft and shoplifting
Local policing teams are using Community Behaviour Orders (CBO) alongside prosecuting for theft and associated offences in order to tackle offending behaviour. In recent months, successful investigations have resulted in prolific shoplifters receiving custodial sentences as a result of local investigations into shoplifting. Investigations continue and further applications for CBOs will be made to deal with prolific offending. A number of further arrests have been made for shoplifting offences. Patrols by Local Policing and Neighbourhood officers continue.
Set: 2026-06-05
Nuisance motorcycles and off-road bikes.
Working with partners such as housing, we are collating details of bikes and descriptions of offenders. Through the use of CCTV, drones and fixed wing aircraft in conjunction with our road crime officers to track and locate offending bikes and offenders, a number of vehicle seizures and prosecutions have been made. We are continuing to use anti-social behaviour legislation to seize and destroy bikes as well as issuing Community Protection Warnings/Notices to tackle repeat offenders. This work is ongoing.
Set: 2026-03-02
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) caused by vehicles congregating at Wolstanton Retail Park and surrounding areas
Regular operations by the Road Crime Team targeting vehicles for speeding, anti-social behaviour and any breaches of Public Space Protection Orders. This is supplemented by dedicated officers at peak times to proactively police and deter vehicles from car cruising. Vehicles to be seized and fines issues where offences identified. CCTV used to retrospectively identify and prosecute any offences identified. Joint working with neighbouring forces to co-ordinate response to car cruising and associated ASB.
Set: 2026-06-05
Concerns have been raised around drug use, supply and the associated crime and anti-social behaviour
Both high visibility and plain clothes officers operate in the area to deter offenders and take proactive measures to stop and search. Intelligence is being collected and developed with a view to disrupting drug supply and prosecution of offenders. This is being done through drugs warrants, stop search powers and closure orders amongst other positive action towards those identified as being involved in drug use and supply. There has been a reduction in reports of drug possession / dealing activity and patrols remain in place to monitor.
Set: 2026-06-05
Public events & surgeries
DEAFVibe Event
2026-08-08 · bradwell lodge
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Team locations
- Longton Police Station (station)Sutherland Road, Longton, ST3 1HH
Nearby teams in Staffordshire Police
All Staffordshire Police neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Staffordshire Police.