Total Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chapel Street 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 Chapel Street (ST7 1NN) 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 Chapel Street (ST7 1NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slacken Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Saviour'S Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowhurst Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rowhurst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Butt Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickwick Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Banbury Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Congleton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Saviour'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Saviour'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Saviour'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Saviour'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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