Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST7 1DL
How much crime is recorded in ST7 1DL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kidsgrove West
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,277 (2024)
ST7 1DLStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST7 1DL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST7 1DL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
ST7 1DLNational
Violence and sexual offences49.223.6
Anti-social behaviour30.210.7
Burglary8.19.1
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Public order6.74.6
Drugs2.82.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.