Total Crime Rate
30.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Peebles Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Keele , and the 114th lowest 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 Peebles Road (ST5 6QY) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peebles Road (ST5 6QY), 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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