Portstewart
WardNorth west Causeway Coast and Glens. About 2,811 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Portstewart live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Portstewart compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Portstewart safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Portstewart at a rate of 78.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.5 per 1,000 people across Causeway Coast and Glens.
Across Northern Ireland as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 70.2 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Portstewart.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (101), violence and sexual offences (67) and criminal damage and arson (28).
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.
Figures for the whole of Causeway Coast and Glens
These figures are published for the whole of Causeway Coast and Glens, not for each ward, so they describe all of Causeway Coast and Glens and not Portstewart alone. See Causeway Coast and Glens
Portstewart in brief
Portstewart had 3,096 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Portstewart live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Portstewart, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
54.8% of residents in Portstewart were aged 15 to 64 at the census.