Crime Rate in Westbury Park & Northwood, ward

Westbury Park & Northwood has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Newcastle-under-Lyme district and the 3509th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 319th lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Westbury Park & Northwood in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% lower than the Newcastle-under-Lyme district average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Westbury Park & Northwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 182 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 202 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Westbury Park & Northwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Trent Grove. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.