Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 7PL
How much crime is recorded in ST5 7PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chesterton & Knutton
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,485 (2024)
ST5 7PLNewcastle
How safe is ST5 7PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 7PL area, well 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 7PLNational
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Burglary5.49.1
Other theft3.04.5
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.