Crime Rates at Hempstalls Lane, Newcastle, ST5 0SN

Hempstalls Lane area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 110th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hempstalls Lane (ST5 0SN) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% lower than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hempstalls Lane (ST5 0SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Enderley Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hyacinth Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.