Crime Rates at Essex Place, Newcastle, ST5 3PS

Essex Place area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Thistleberry , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Place (ST5 3PS) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Place (ST5 3PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Anthony'S Drive, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Essex Place (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.