Total Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sneyd Terrace area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Keele , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sneyd Terrace (ST5 6JT) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sneyd Terrace (ST5 6JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Grove, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vale Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sneyd Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madeley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sneyd Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silk Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bowers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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