Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 3LF
How much crime is recorded in ST5 3LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westlands & Seabridge
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,373 (2024)
ST5 3LFNewcastle
How safe is ST5 3LF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 3LF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 3LFNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Burglary7.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
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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.