Crime Rates at Castle Hill Road, Newcastle, ST5 2SX

Castle Hill Road 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 Castle Hill Road (ST5 2SX) 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 Castle Hill Road (ST5 2SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.