Crime Rates at Pitgreen Lane, Newcastle, ST5 0DB

Pitgreen Lane area has the 34th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 194th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pitgreen Lane (ST5 0DB) in the last 12 months was 58.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower than the Bradwell average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pitgreen Lane (ST5 0DB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.