Crime Rates at West Street, Newcastle, ST5 1BH

West Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 16th 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 West Street (ST5 1BH) in the last 12 months was 311.3 per 1,000 residents and was 232.4% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 147.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (ST5 1BH), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 387 crimes here, including 165 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.