Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 8EG
How much crime is recorded in ST5 8EG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Porthill
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,367 (2024)
ST5 8EGNewcastle
How safe is ST5 8EG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 8EG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 8EGNational
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary6.09.1
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.