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Crime in ST7 1

How much crime is recorded in ST7 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Region
West Midlands
Population
16,092 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST7 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST7 1, above 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
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

ST7 1National
Violence and sexual offences31.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Shoplifting9.18.4
Public order5.74.6
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% 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.

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