Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 45.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • 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 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
  • 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

Old Butt Lane area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 181st lowest 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 Old Butt Lane (ST7 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Butt Lane (ST7 1NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ryder Grove. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Butt Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slacken Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowles View —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slacken Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Slacken Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Congleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ryder Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Knowles View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rowhurst Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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