Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 2GD
How much crime is recorded in ST5 2GD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newcastle West & Cross Heath
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,237 (2024)
ST5 2GDNewcastle
How safe is ST5 2GD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 2GD 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
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 2GDNational
Violence and sexual offences32.923.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Other theft5.04.5
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order3.44.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Burglary1.89.1
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.01.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.