Crime Rates at Pool Dam, Newcastle, ST5 2RR

Pool Dam area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 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 2RR) in the last 12 months was 1368.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1360.5% 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 264 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -58.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 72.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 376 (≈ 567.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pool Dam (ST5 2RR), 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.