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Crime in ST5 6

How much crime is recorded in ST5 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Region
West Midlands
Population
24,489 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST5 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST5 6, broadly in line with 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
31.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Burglary7.89.1
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.24.5
Shoplifting2.88.4
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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