Total Crime Rate

148.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 148.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Beech Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 60th 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 Beech Drive (ST7 1BD) in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Drive (ST7 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Springfield Drive. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Beech Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollinwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lower Ash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Ash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Ash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laburnam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollinwood Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollinwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hollinwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harecastle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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