Crime Rates at Duke Street, Newcastle, ST5 1NE

Duke Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 70th 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 Duke Street (ST5 1NE) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% higher than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duke Street (ST5 1NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stubbsfield Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.