Crime Rates at Palmers Way, Newcastle, ST5 1HA

Palmers Way area has the 25th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 75th 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 Palmers Way (ST5 1HA) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmers Way (ST5 1HA), 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.