Crime Rate in Keele, ward

Keele has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Newcastle-under-Lyme district and the 2144th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 202nd lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Keele in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Newcastle-under-Lyme district average (83.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Keele’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Keele ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Keele Road, with 35 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Observatory Walk (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.