Total Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Mount area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 73rd 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 Castle Mount (ST5 7XA) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Mount (ST5 7XA), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Mount area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Mount Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palatine Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Reynolds Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reynolds Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cooper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuscan Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuscan Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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