Total Crime Rate
108.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stretton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Keele , and the 82nd 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 Stretton Road (ST5 6QT) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 140.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stretton Road (ST5 6QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheltenham Grove, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodhall Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Keele| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peebles Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheddar Drive | Under investigation |
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