Crime Rates at Kingsbridge Avenue, Newcastle, ST5 3HW

Kingsbridge Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Clayton , and the 30th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsbridge Avenue (ST5 3HW) in the last 12 months was 227.1 per 1,000 residents and was 289.4% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 131.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsbridge Avenue (ST5 3HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grasmere Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Medway Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.