Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 9BG
How much crime is recorded in ST5 9BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newcastle West & Cross Heath
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,713 (2024)
ST5 9BGNewcastle
How safe is ST5 9BG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 9BG 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
33.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 9BGNational
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.510.7
Public order5.24.6
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.11.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.