Total Crime Rate

140.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Public order 29.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pickwick Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 66th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pickwick Place (ST7 1LF) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pickwick Place (ST7 1LF), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pickwick Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slacken Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Slacken Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Congleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slacken Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townfield Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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