Crime Rates at Booth Street, Newcastle, ST5 7PU

Booth Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 196th 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 Booth Street (ST5 7PU) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% lower than the Crackley & Red Street average (65.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -82.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Booth Street (ST5 7PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheldon Grove, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willard Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.