Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 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 40.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • 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

Keele Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 158th lowest 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 Keele Road (ST5 2JS) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keele Road (ST5 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillside, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orion Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Keele Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St Martin'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Emery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hedley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistleberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hedley Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coomer Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wesley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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