Crime Rates at The Spinney, Newcastle, ST5 4DA

The Spinney area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Thistleberry , and the 54th 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 The Spinney (ST5 4DA) in the last 12 months was 17.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Spinney (ST5 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melville Court, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leaswood Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.