Crime Rates at Hassell Street, Newcastle, ST5 1AY

Hassell Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 15th 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 Hassell Street (ST5 1AY) in the last 12 months was 361.6 per 1,000 residents and was 217.4% higher 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 49 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 ( 25.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 210.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hassell Street (ST5 1AY), the main crime hotspot is near School Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.