Total Crime Rate
113.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 88th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (ST4 6DA) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Cross Heath average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 130.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Avenue (ST4 6DA), the main crime hotspot is near Ashlands Grove. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashlands Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Garden Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashwell Road | Under investigation |
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