Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 6EX
How much crime is recorded in ST5 6EX, 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
- 1,296 (2024)
ST5 6EXNewcastle
How safe is ST5 6EX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 6EX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
56.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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 6EXNational
Violence and sexual offences52.623.6
Anti-social behaviour20.310.7
Public order13.54.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other crime4.31.5
Burglary1.99.1
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.