Crime Rates at London Road, Newcastle, ST5 1LA

London Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 4th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (ST5 1LA) in the last 12 months was 608.9 per 1,000 residents and was 550.0% higher than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 124.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (ST5 1LA), 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.