Crime Rates at Booth Street, Newcastle, ST5 7PU

Booth Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 138th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Booth Street (ST5 7PU) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Booth Street (ST5 7PU), the main crime hotspot is near Sheldon Grove. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.