Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 6EF
How much crime is recorded in ST5 6EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newcastle West & Cross Heath
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,677 (2024)
ST5 6EFNewcastle
How safe is ST5 6EF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 6EF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 6EFNational
Violence and sexual offences34.723.6
Anti-social behaviour24.010.7
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Shoplifting5.48.4
Other theft5.34.5
Public order5.24.6
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.