Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scot Hay Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Keele , and the 120th 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 Scot Hay Road (ST5 6SG) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scot Hay Road (ST5 6SG), 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 Scot Hay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Piren Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Baxter Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smith Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bowers Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baxter Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Underwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Underwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baxter Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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