Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 9DD
How much crime is recorded in ST5 9DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bradwell
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,537 (2024)
ST5 9DDNewcastle
How safe is ST5 9DD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 9DD area, below 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
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 9DDNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary1.99.1
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.02.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.