Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 7NT
How much crime is recorded in ST5 7NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chesterton & Knutton
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,623 (2024)
ST5 7NTNewcastle
How safe is ST5 7NT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 62.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 7NT area, more than double 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
62.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
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 7NTNational
Violence and sexual offences57.323.6
Shoplifting26.88.4
Anti-social behaviour23.210.7
Public order9.44.6
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Other theft4.94.5
Burglary4.79.1
Drugs3.32.4
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 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.