Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 2JB
How much crime is recorded in ST5 2JB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clayton & Langdale
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,538 (2024)
ST5 2JBNewcastle
How safe is ST5 2JB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 2JB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 2JBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Burglary7.79.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order2.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.