Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 6LR
How much crime is recorded in ST5 6LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Silverdale & Keele
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,852 (2024)
ST5 6LRNewcastle
How safe is ST5 6LR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 6LR 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
39.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 6LRNational
Violence and sexual offences31.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Burglary5.69.1
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Other crime2.51.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.04.5
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.