Crime Rates at High Street, May Bank, Newcastle, ST5 0JA

High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in May Bank , and the 177th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ST5 0JA) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher than the May Bank average (56.7 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ST5 0JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blunt Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkside Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.