Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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

Sutton Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Keele , and the 185th 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 Sutton Avenue (ST5 6TB) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 421.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Avenue (ST5 6TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Piren Green, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baxter Croft (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sutton Avenue area

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

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