Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST7 4EP
How much crime is recorded in ST7 4EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kidsgrove Central
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,652 (2024)
ST7 4EPStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST7 4EP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST7 4EP 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
60.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
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 4EPNational
Violence and sexual offences48.923.6
Shoplifting17.78.4
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Public order11.14.6
Burglary9.79.1
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Other theft6.64.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other crime4.21.5
Robbery3.01.4
Drugs2.32.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
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.