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Crime in ST5 3

How much crime is recorded in ST5 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Region
West Midlands
Population
18,039 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST5 3

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST5 3, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

ST5 3National
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Burglary8.59.1
Shoplifting6.48.4
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.81.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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