Crime Rates at St Bernards Road, Newcastle, ST5 6HJ

St Bernards Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 70th 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 St Bernards Road (ST5 6HJ) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Bernards Road (ST5 6HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arthur Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.