Crime Rates at Basford Villas, Newcastle, ST5 0TQ

Basford Villas area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in May Bank , and the 59th lowest 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 Basford Villas (ST5 0TQ) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basford Villas (ST5 0TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.