Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 7TT
How much crime is recorded in ST5 7TT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Talke & Crackley
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,265 (2024)
ST5 7TTNewcastle
How safe is ST5 7TT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 7TT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 7TTNational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Public order3.54.6
Burglary2.49.1
Shoplifting2.18.4
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other theft1.14.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.