Crime Rates at Cumberland Street, Newcastle, ST5 1DG

Cumberland Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 148th 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 Cumberland Street (ST5 1DG) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cumberland Street (ST5 1DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boundary Street, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.