Crime Rates at Brindley Street, Newcastle, ST5 2DA

Brindley Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 79th 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 Brindley Street (ST5 2DA) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% higher than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brindley Street (ST5 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 207 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.