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 2QA) 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 2QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Thistles, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Essex Place (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Thistleberry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Place | Under investigation |
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