Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Princess Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Audley , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princess Avenue (ST7 8HA) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% higher than the Audley average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Avenue (ST7 8HA), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowside Avenue. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelsall Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meadowside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maddock Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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