Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 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 90.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Thomas Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 127th highest 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 Thomas Avenue (ST5 9AF) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Cross Heath average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thomas Avenue (ST5 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Poplar Court. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thomas Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Poplar Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovatt Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovatt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coppice View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brant Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brant Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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