Crime Rates at Meriden Road, Newcastle, ST5 4HE

Meriden Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Thistleberry , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meriden Road (ST5 4HE) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meriden Road (ST5 4HE), 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.