Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST7 1RT
How much crime is recorded in ST7 1RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kidsgrove West
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,303 (2024)
ST7 1RTStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST7 1RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST7 1RT area, broadly in line with 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
34.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 1RTNational
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other theft6.64.5
Public order5.94.6
Burglary4.09.1
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 51% 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.