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Crime in ST5 4

How much crime is recorded in ST5 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Region
West Midlands
Population
12,363 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST5 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST5 4, well 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

ST5 4National
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Burglary4.79.1
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.74.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% 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.

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