Total Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Berne Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Thistleberry , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Berne Avenue (ST5 2QJ) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Thistleberry average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Berne Avenue (ST5 2QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Monaco Place, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milan Drive (2 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 | Como Place | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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