Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 3FA
How much crime is recorded in ST5 3FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clayton & Langdale
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,580 (2024)
ST5 3FANewcastle
How safe is ST5 3FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 3FA 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 3FANational
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Burglary6.49.1
Other theft3.34.5
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 106% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.