Total Crime Rate

163.6 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 163.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Keele , and the 42nd 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 High Street (ST5 6JU) in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 261.5% higher than the Keele average (45.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ST5 6JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Piren Green, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coppice Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Piren Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silk Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Baxter Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baxter Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sneyd Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bowers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baxter Croft Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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