Crime Rates at Victoria Street, Chesterton, Newcastle, ST5 7EW

Victoria Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 10th 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 Victoria Street (ST5 7EW) in the last 12 months was 434.0 per 1,000 residents and was 558.1% higher than the Crackley & Red Street average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (ST5 7EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosevale Court (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.