Total Crime Rate
57.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clough Hall Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clough Hall Road (ST7 1AW) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clough Hall Road (ST7 1AW), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinnersley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Kinnersley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fourth Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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