Crime Rates at Hillside, Newcastle, ST5 2HR

Hillside area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Clayton , and the 171st highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillside (ST5 2HR) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher than the Clayton average (58.3 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside (ST5 2HR), the main crime hotspot is near Higherland. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.