Crime Rates at The Avenue, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-trent, ST7 1AD

The Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 28th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (ST7 1AD) in the last 12 months was 242.7 per 1,000 residents and was 141.7% higher than the Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 106.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (ST7 1AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Rise (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.