Crime Rates at London Road, Newcastle, ST5 1LL

London Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (ST5 1LL) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 105.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (ST5 1LL), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 399 crimes here, including 179 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.