Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 3AD
How much crime is recorded in ST5 3AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clayton & Langdale
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,681 (2024)
ST5 3ADNewcastle
How safe is ST5 3AD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 3AD 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
40.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 3ADNational
Violence and sexual offences36.323.6
Burglary7.99.1
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Public order4.44.6
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.