Crime Rates at Walklate Avenue, Newcastle, ST5 0PR

Walklate 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 Walklate Avenue (ST5 0PR) 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 Walklate Avenue (ST5 0PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkside Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.