Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 4HS
How much crime is recorded in ST5 4HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westlands & Seabridge
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,148 (2024)
ST5 4HSNewcastle
How safe is ST5 4HS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 4.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 4HS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
4.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
12
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 4HSNational
Violence and sexual offences4.423.6
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Burglary0.99.1
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.71.5
Other theft0.44.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 72% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.