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Crime in ST7 8

How much crime is recorded in ST7 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Region
West Midlands
Population
8,400 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ST7 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in ST7 8, 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
27.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Burglary6.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.22.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% 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.

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