Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 7EX
How much crime is recorded in ST5 7EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chesterton & Knutton
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,325 (2024)
ST5 7EXNewcastle
How safe is ST5 7EX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 7EX 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
56.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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 7EXNational
Violence and sexual offences41.823.6
Anti-social behaviour25.910.7
Burglary18.79.1
Public order12.94.6
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Other theft5.74.5
Drugs4.12.4
Other crime2.51.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.