Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST7 4LP
How much crime is recorded in ST7 4LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kidsgrove East
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,570 (2024)
ST7 4LPStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST7 4LP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST7 4LP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 4LPNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Burglary8.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.