Total Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sneyd Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Thistleberry , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sneyd Avenue (ST5 2PY) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower than the Thistleberry average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sneyd Avenue (ST5 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Rothesay Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Thistleberry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothesay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ostend Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paris Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Paris Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Paris Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thistleberry Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothesay Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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