Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 8DF
How much crime is recorded in ST5 8DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- May Bank
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,189 (2024)
ST5 8DFNewcastle
How safe is ST5 8DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 8DF 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
12.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 8DFNational
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs2.02.4
Burglary2.09.1
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.