Total Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 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 crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Whitfield Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Clayton , and the 206th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

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 Whitfield Avenue (ST5 2JH) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Clayton average (57.4 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitfield Avenue (ST5 2JH), the main crime hotspot is near Higherland. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higherland Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poolfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higherland Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thistleberry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Road —
Sep 2025Public order Seabridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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