Total Crime Rate

594.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

204.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 594.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 204.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 204.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 164.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.6 10/10
  • Public order 29.2 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Constable Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 4th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Constable Avenue (ST5 7LD) in the last 12 months was 594.9 per 1,000 residents and was 802.0% higher than the Crackley & Red Street average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 204.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Constable Avenue (ST5 7LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hogarth Place, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Mount (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Constable Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palatine Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reynolds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pit Head Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuscan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuscan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Mount Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Reynolds Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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