Total Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 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

Coal Pit Hill area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 165th 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 Coal Pit Hill (ST7 1PN) in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coal Pit Hill (ST7 1PN), the main crime hotspot is near Chester Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coal Pit Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tollgate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollins Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Unity Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hunters Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hunters Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hunters Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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