Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 8AY
How much crime is recorded in ST5 8AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- May Bank
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,410 (2024)
ST5 8AYNewcastle
How safe is ST5 8AY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 8AY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 8AYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Burglary3.59.1
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.51.4
Other theft0.54.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.