Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 7AJ
How much crime is recorded in ST5 7AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Talke & Crackley
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,579 (2024)
ST5 7AJNewcastle
How safe is ST5 7AJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 7AJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 7AJNational
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Public order4.84.6
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.01.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.