Crime Rates at Ridgmont Road, Newcastle, ST5 3LD

Ridgmont Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Thistleberry , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgmont Road (ST5 3LD) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower than the Thistleberry average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgmont Road (ST5 3LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ridgmont Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockwood Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.