Crime Rates at Keele Road, Newcastle, ST5 5AB

Keele Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Keele , and the 69th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Keele Road (ST5 5AB) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 222.8% higher than the Keele average (41.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -82.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keele Road (ST5 5AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnes Hal Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.