Total Crime Rate
122.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 76th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around West Avenue (ST7 1NT) in the last 12 months was 122.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 250.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Avenue (ST7 1NT), 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.
View Crime In Talke & Butt Lane| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Knowles View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rowhurst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowles View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ryder Grove | Under investigation |
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