Crime Rates at Pool Street, Newcastle, ST5 2NA

Pool Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 22nd 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 Pool Street (ST5 2NA) in the last 12 months was 294.1 per 1,000 residents and was 158.1% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 145.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pool Street (ST5 2NA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.