Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 0BA
How much crime is recorded in ST5 0BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Porthill
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,671 (2024)
ST5 0BANewcastle
How safe is ST5 0BA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 0BA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
ST5 0BANational
Violence and sexual offences27.923.6
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.32.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.