Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 84.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Keele , and the 104th 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 Park Road (ST5 6LP) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 152.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -24.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (ST5 6LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near May Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Duke Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shoredale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madeley Street —
Apr 2026Public order Ford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haydock Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Street —
Apr 2026Public order Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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