Crime Rates at Hempstalls Lane, Newcastle, ST5 0SD

Hempstalls Lane area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 95th 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 Hempstalls Lane (ST5 0SD) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower than the Cross Heath average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hempstalls Lane (ST5 0SD), the main crime hotspot is near Croft Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.