Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 192nd 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 Victoria Avenue (ST7 1EY) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower than the Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Avenue (ST7 1EY), the main crime hotspot is near Warwick Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinnersley Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hampshire Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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