Postcode · Newcastle
Crime in ST5 8RX
How much crime is recorded in ST5 8RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Porthill
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,394 (2024)
ST5 8RXNewcastle
How safe is ST5 8RX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST5 8RX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 8RXNational
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Burglary0.49.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.