Crime Rates at Orion Court, Newcastle, ST5 2PN

Orion Court area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 103rd 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 Orion Court (ST5 2PN) in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orion Court (ST5 2PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillside, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millbank Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.