Crime Rates at King Street, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-trent, ST7 1HJ

King Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 97th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (ST7 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (ST7 1HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Attwood Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.