Total Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 169th 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 Park Avenue (ST7 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (ST7 1BQ), the main crime hotspot is near First Avenue. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fourth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fourth Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fourth Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fourth Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Clough Hall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clough Hall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kinnersley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs First Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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