Total Crime Rate

147.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hardings Meadow area has the 6th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 48th 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 Hardings Meadow (ST7 1DY) in the last 12 months was 147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% higher than the Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardings Meadow (ST7 1DY), the main crime hotspot is near First Avenue. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hardings Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fifth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs First Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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