ST55
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Newcastle-under-Lyme and Knutton, in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an ST55 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In ST55, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How ST55 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is ST55 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in ST55 at a rate of 125.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 102.8 per 1,000 people across ST.
In August 2026 alone, 7 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in ST55.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (16), other crime (12) and anti-social behaviour (6).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in ST55 was 64.1 per 1,000 people.
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.
Your MP
- Adam JogeeLabourMP for Newcastle-under-Lyme
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in ST551
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Postcode districts next to ST551
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ST55 in brief
ST55 is a postcode district covering Newcastle-under-Lyme and Knutton, in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
About 312 people lived in ST55 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 125.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
ST55 had 306 usual residents at the census.
In ST55, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
62.7% of residents in ST55 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.
22.1% of residents in ST55 were aged 65 or over at the census.