Total Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 44.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 31st lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Bradwell , and the 171st lowest 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 Clare Avenue (ST5 8PY) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clare Avenue (ST5 8PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bradwell Lane, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dayson Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clare Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradwell Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakdene Grove
Apr 2026Public order Longshaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradwell Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradwell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dayson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dayson Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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