Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST7 4LY
How much crime is recorded in ST7 4LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kidsgrove East
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,872 (2024)
ST7 4LYStoke-on-Trent
How safe is ST7 4LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST7 4LY 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 4LYNational
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Burglary6.49.1
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Public order5.24.6
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.