Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 55.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Thistleberry Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Clayton , and the 208th 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 Thistleberry Avenue (ST5 2LT) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower than the Clayton average (58.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thistleberry Avenue (ST5 2LT), 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 Thistleberry Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coomer Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wesley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Emery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thistleberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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