Crime Rates at Heath Avenue, Newcastle, ST5 9NU

Heath Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in May Bank , and the 199th 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 Heath Avenue (ST5 9NU) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Avenue (ST5 9NU), the main crime hotspot is near Hyacinth Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.