Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 53.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Heath Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in May Bank , and the 202nd 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 Heath Avenue (ST5 9NU) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% lower than the May Bank average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Avenue (ST5 9NU), the main crime hotspot is near Hyacinth Court. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marina Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larkspur Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beattie Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Beattie Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hollies Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heath Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wulstan Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Brook Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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