Total Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Halesworth Crescent area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Thistleberry , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Halesworth Crescent (ST5 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% lower than the Thistleberry average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).
In the area around Halesworth Crescent (ST5 4LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hadleigh Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Westbury Park & Northwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yaxley Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glendale Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldeburgh Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morston Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Morston Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mansfield Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melville Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melville Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferndown Drive | — |
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