Crime Rates at Pepper Street, Newcastle, ST5 1PR

Pepper Street area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 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 Pepper Street (ST5 1PR) in the last 12 months was 1368.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1360.5% 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 264 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -58.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 72.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 376 (≈ 567.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pepper Street (ST5 1PR), 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.