Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 4HE
How much crime is recorded in ST5 4HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westlands & Seabridge
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,474 (2024)
ST5 4HENewcastle
How safe is ST5 4HE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 4HE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 4HENational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Burglary2.49.1
Public order2.24.6
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.12.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.