Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Marsh area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in May Bank , and the 176th 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 Upper Marsh (ST5 0PU) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% higher than the May Bank average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Marsh (ST5 0PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blunt Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkside Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Marsh area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Marsh —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blunt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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