Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 3LT
How much crime is recorded in ST5 3LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clayton & Langdale
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,367 (2024)
ST5 3LTNewcastle
How safe is ST5 3LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 3LT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 3LTNational
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Burglary7.39.1
Other theft3.24.5
Public order1.14.6
Drugs0.92.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Other crime0.21.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.