Crime Rates at First Avenue, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-trent, ST7 1DN

First Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 32nd 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 First Avenue (ST7 1DN) in the last 12 months was 204.2 per 1,000 residents and was 103.4% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 95.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (ST7 1DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fourth Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B5371 (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.