Total Crime Rate

156.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 156.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Burglary 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

Leech Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leech Avenue (ST5 7PP) in the last 12 months was 156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 137.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leech Avenue (ST5 7PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheldon Grove, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorthorne Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leech Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheldon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sheldon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hodgkinson Street —
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Data Sources

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