Crime Rate in Westlands, ward

Westlands has the lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Newcastle-under-Lyme district and the 473rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Westlands in the last 12 months was 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% lower than the Newcastle-under-Lyme district average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Westlands’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 121 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Westlands ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Medway Place. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.