Total Crime Rate

78.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nyewood Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Longton & Meir Hay South , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nyewood Avenue (ST3 5UL) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% higher than the Longton & Meir Hay South average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nyewood Avenue (ST3 5UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Short Bambury Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowanburn Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nyewood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Bambury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolstern Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deanscroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Short Bambury Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolstern Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Short Bambury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowanburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Bambury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Corina Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Worth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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