Porthill
Middle areaNorth east Newcastle-under-Lyme. 7,640 people in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 93% of people in Porthill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Porthill
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Porthill at a rate of 90.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.4 per 1,000 people across Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 223 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 125 |
| Shoplifting | 122 |
| Other crime | 103 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 44 |
| Vehicle crime | 25 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Porthill compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Porthill safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Porthill at a rate of 90.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.4 per 1,000 people across Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 47 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Porthill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (223), anti-social behaviour (125) and shoplifting (122).
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 Newcastle-under-Lyme
These figures are published for the whole of Newcastle-under-Lyme, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newcastle-under-Lyme and not Porthill alone. See Newcastle-under-Lyme
Porthill in brief
The median price paid for a home in Porthill was £161,500 in 2025.
Porthill had 7,413 usual residents at the census.
About 93% of people in Porthill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Porthill, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.