Crime Rates at Five Oaks Close, Newcastle, ST5 3BE

Five Oaks Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Thistleberry , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Five Oaks Close (ST5 3BE) in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Five Oaks Close (ST5 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Allensway. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.