Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 0GR
How much crime is recorded in ST5 0GR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Porthill
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,933 (2024)
ST5 0GRNewcastle
How safe is ST5 0GR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 0GR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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 0GRNational
Shoplifting34.28.4
Anti-social behaviour23.710.7
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Public order9.04.6
Burglary8.99.1
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Robbery2.01.4
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.