Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 8QA
How much crime is recorded in ST5 8QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bradwell
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,597 (2024)
ST5 8QANewcastle
How safe is ST5 8QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 8QA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 8QANational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Anti-social behaviour19.810.7
Shoplifting11.58.4
Burglary8.09.1
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft5.14.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.