Crime Rates at Ellams Place, Newcastle, ST5 6EF

Ellams Place area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 203rd 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 Ellams Place (ST5 6EF) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower than the Cross Heath average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellams Place (ST5 6EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stonewall Place, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.