Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 3RW
How much crime is recorded in ST5 3RW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westlands & Seabridge
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,455 (2024)
ST5 3RWNewcastle
How safe is ST5 3RW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 3RW 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
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 3RWNational
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Public order1.64.6
Other theft0.84.5
Burglary0.69.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.11.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.