Total Crime Rate
67.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cannel Row area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Keele , and the 180th highest 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 Cannel Row (ST5 6SS) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 156.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cannel Row (ST5 6SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Piren Green, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodhall Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Silverdale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Thirsk Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhall Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhall Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baxter Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moffatt Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Moffatt Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Piren Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kents Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thirsk Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thirsk Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thirsk Place | — |
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