Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kinnersley Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 136th 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 Kinnersley Avenue (ST7 1AP) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kinnersley Avenue (ST7 1AP), the main crime hotspot is near Fourth Avenue. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kinnersley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kinnersley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinnersley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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