Crime Rates at London Road, Newcastle, ST5 1ND

London Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 70th 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 1ND) in the last 12 months was 132.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (ST5 1ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stubbsfield Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.