Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Park Avenue West area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in May Bank , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue West (ST5 8DN) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower than the May Bank average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue West (ST5 8DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandhurst Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartington Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hartington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albert Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhurst Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandhurst Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milehouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Watlands View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milehouse Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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