Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 7LS
How much crime is recorded in ST5 7LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chesterton & Knutton
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,615 (2024)
ST5 7LSNewcastle
How safe is ST5 7LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 7LS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
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 7LSNational
Violence and sexual offences44.923.6
Anti-social behaviour18.110.7
Public order9.54.6
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Burglary7.29.1
Other theft5.24.5
Other crime4.21.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.