Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 0JR
How much crime is recorded in ST5 0JR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- May Bank
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,646 (2024)
ST5 0JRNewcastle
How safe is ST5 0JR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 0JR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
ST5 0JRNational
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft3.44.5
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Burglary1.39.1
Shoplifting1.08.4
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.31.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.