Crime Rates at Barford Road, Newcastle, ST5 3LF

Barford Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Thistleberry , and the 185th highest 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 Barford Road (ST5 3LF) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barford Road (ST5 3LF), 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.