Total Crime Rate

140.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 140.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Keele , and the 53rd highest 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 Church Street (ST5 6JH) in the last 12 months was 140.1 per 1,000 residents and was 209.4% higher than the Keele average (45.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (ST5 6JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near May Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shoredale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rookery Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Shoredale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silk Court β€”

Data Sources

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