Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 9NX
How much crime is recorded in ST5 9NX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- May Bank
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,476 (2024)
ST5 9NXNewcastle
How safe is ST5 9NX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 9NX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 9NXNational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Robbery1.11.4
Drugs1.02.4
Other theft0.94.5
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.