Total Crime Rate

141.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cotswold Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 52nd 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 Cotswold Avenue (ST5 6HP) in the last 12 months was 141.0 per 1,000 residents and was 114.8% higher than the Crackley & Red Street average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Avenue (ST5 6HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pennine Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cotswold Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pennine Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pennine Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennine Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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