Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 8JA
How much crime is recorded in ST5 8JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bradwell
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,806 (2024)
ST5 8JANewcastle
How safe is ST5 8JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 8JA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 8JANational
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Burglary7.19.1
Public order4.24.6
Other theft3.14.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.