Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 0SE
How much crime is recorded in ST5 0SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newcastle Town
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,671 (2024)
ST5 0SENewcastle
How safe is ST5 0SE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 0SE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 0SENational
Violence and sexual offences31.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Public order6.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Burglary4.29.1
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.