Total Crime Rate
183.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
133.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lisbon Place area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Thistleberry , and the 41st 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 Lisbon Place (ST5 2TX) in the last 12 months was 183.3 per 1,000 residents and was 167.2% higher than the Thistleberry average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lisbon Place (ST5 2TX), the main crime hotspot is near Ostend Place. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Thistleberry| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vichy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lucerne Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ostend Place | Under investigation |
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