Total Crime Rate

164.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.6 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 164.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Buxton Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Keele , and the 50th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buxton Avenue (ST5 6RG) in the last 12 months was 164.2 per 1,000 residents and was 297.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxton Avenue (ST5 6RG), the main crime hotspot is near Underwood Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buxton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moffatt Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Thirsk Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirsk Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirsk Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kents Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Underwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Moffatt Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirsk Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parkfields Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Piren Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkfields Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhall Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhall Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppice Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coppice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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