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Crime in ST5 5

How much crime is recorded in ST5 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Region
West Midlands
Population
9,564 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST5 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST5 5, 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
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary7.39.1
Public order3.54.6
Other theft3.34.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% 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.

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