Crime Rates at Lincoln Avenue, Newcastle, ST5 3BD

Lincoln Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Clayton , and the 61st 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 Lincoln Avenue (ST5 3BD) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 126.6% higher than the Clayton average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincoln Avenue (ST5 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buckmaster Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deakin Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.