Newcastle Town
Middle areaEast Newcastle-under-Lyme. 9,221 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 68% of people in Newcastle Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Newcastle Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newcastle Town at a rate of 284.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.4 per 1,000 people across Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 887 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 496 |
| Other crime | 495 |
| Shoplifting | 294 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 130 |
| Drug offences | 111 |
| Burglary | 85 |
| Vehicle crime | 72 |
| Robbery | 41 |
| Theft from the person | 15 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Newcastle Town compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Newcastle Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newcastle Town at a rate of 284.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.4 per 1,000 people across Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 256 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Newcastle Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (887), anti-social behaviour (496) and other crime (495).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Newcastle-under-Lyme
These figures are published for the whole of Newcastle-under-Lyme, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newcastle-under-Lyme and not Newcastle Town alone. See Newcastle-under-Lyme
Newcastle Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Newcastle Town was £160,000 in 2025.
Newcastle Town had 8,348 usual residents at the census.
About 68% of people in Newcastle Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Newcastle Town, 76.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.