Crime Rates at Valentine Way, Newcastle, ST5 9FJ

Valentine Way area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 104th 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 Valentine Way (ST5 9FJ) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 161.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valentine Way (ST5 9FJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arthur Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.