Total Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 32.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Woolliscroft Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in May Bank , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woolliscroft Avenue (ST5 0NR) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the May Bank average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolliscroft Avenue (ST5 0NR), the main crime hotspot is near Parkside Drive. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woolliscroft Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Marsh —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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