Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 2DL
How much crime is recorded in ST5 2DL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newcastle Town
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,895 (2024)
ST5 2DLNewcastle
How safe is ST5 2DL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 2DL 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
37.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 2DLNational
Violence and sexual offences29.423.6
Shoplifting20.68.4
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Burglary11.79.1
Public order8.04.6
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Robbery2.51.4
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
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.