Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 6HS
How much crime is recorded in ST5 6HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chesterton & Knutton
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,335 (2024)
ST5 6HSNewcastle
How safe is ST5 6HS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 63.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 6HS area, more than double 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
63.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
132
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 6HSNational
Violence and sexual offences57.523.6
Anti-social behaviour30.910.7
Criminal damage and arson14.84.7
Public order7.94.6
Other theft4.54.5
Other crime4.01.5
Drugs3.82.4
Burglary3.69.1
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Theft from the person2.52.1
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.