Postcode · Stoke-on-Trent
Crime in ST7 4RL
How much crime is recorded in ST7 4RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kidsgrove East
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,231 (2024)
How safe is ST7 4RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ST7 4RL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 4RLNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Burglary3.89.1
Public order3.84.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other theft0.74.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.