Crime Rates at Hillport Avenue, Newcastle, ST5 8NQ

Hillport Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Bradwell , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillport Avenue (ST5 8NQ) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% higher than the Bradwell average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillport Avenue (ST5 8NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longshaw Avenue, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cardway (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.