Crime Rates at Harecastle Villas, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-trent, ST7 1EQ

Harecastle Villas 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 Harecastle Villas (ST7 1EQ) 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 Harecastle Villas (ST7 1EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B5371 (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.