Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 4EH
How much crime is recorded in ST5 4EH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barlaston, Tittensor & Swynnerton
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,315 (2024)
ST5 4EHNewcastle
How safe is ST5 4EH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 4EH area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 4EHNational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Shoplifting6.58.4
Burglary5.59.1
Public order4.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft2.74.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.72.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.