Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST7 1FA
How much crime is recorded in ST7 1FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kidsgrove West
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,533 (2024)
ST7 1FAStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST7 1FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST7 1FA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
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 1FANational
Shoplifting39.68.4
Violence and sexual offences34.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Other theft8.34.5
Public order6.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs2.32.4
Burglary1.59.1
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.