Crime Rates at Stanier Street, Newcastle, ST5 2SU

Stanier Street area has the 6th 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 Stanier Street (ST5 2SU) in the last 12 months was 465.2 per 1,000 residents and was 308.3% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 229.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanier Street (ST5 2SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.