Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 116th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (ST4 6DA) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% lower than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (ST4 6DA), the main crime hotspot is near Ashlands Grove. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashlands Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Palmers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palmers Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Egerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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