Crime Rates at Lower Street, Newcastle, ST5 2RS

Lower Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 8th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Street (ST5 2RS) in the last 12 months was 460.7 per 1,000 residents and was 391.8% 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 231.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Street (ST5 2RS), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 207 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.