Postcode district · Newcastle
Crime in ST5
How much crime is recorded in ST5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Population
- 94,394 (2024)
ST5Postcode district · Newcastle
How safe is ST5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST5, 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
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
ST5National
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Burglary7.49.1
Shoplifting6.48.4
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.