Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 7NB
How much crime is recorded in ST5 7NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bradwell
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,758 (2024)
ST5 7NBNewcastle
How safe is ST5 7NB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 7NB area, broadly in line with 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
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 7NBNational
Violence and sexual offences28.123.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Burglary5.79.1
Public order4.84.6
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs2.72.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other crime2.31.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.