Crime Rates at Hawkstone Close, Newcastle, ST5 1HT

Hawkstone Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Cross Heath , and the 114th 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 Hawkstone Close (ST5 1HT) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Cross Heath average (113.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkstone Close (ST5 1HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stubbsfield Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.