Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clare Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bradwell , and the 109th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clare Avenue (ST5 8EU) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher than the Bradwell average (79.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clare Avenue (ST5 8EU), the main crime hotspot is near Oakdene Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clare Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradwell Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Simpson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Simpson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakdene Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dimsdale Parade West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dimsdale Parade West Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakdene Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakdene Close —
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Data Sources

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