Crime Rates at Kent Grove, Newcastle, ST5 7HG

Kent Grove area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Crackley & Red Street , and the 87th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent Grove (ST5 7HG) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% higher than the Crackley & Red Street average (66.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Grove (ST5 7HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosevale Court (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.