Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 8LN
How much crime is recorded in ST5 8LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Talke & Crackley
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,336 (2024)
ST5 8LNNewcastle
How safe is ST5 8LN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 8LN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 8LNNational
Burglary7.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Violence and sexual offences5.323.6
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Drugs1.32.4
Public order1.04.6
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.21.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.