Total Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Congleton Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Congleton Road (ST7 1ND) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Congleton Road (ST7 1ND), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Congleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Congleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Congleton Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickwick Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banbury Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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