Crime Rates at St Michaels Road, Newcastle, ST5 9LW

St Michaels Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 189th highest 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 St Michaels Road (ST5 9LW) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Cross Heath average (93.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Road (ST5 9LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Green Brook Court, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilton Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.