Crime Rates at Pool Dam, Newcastle, ST5 2RP

Pool Dam area has the 11th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 19th 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 Dam (ST5 2RP) in the last 12 months was 266.4 per 1,000 residents and was 184.4% higher than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 93.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pool Dam (ST5 2RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 240 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (113 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.