Total Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Coal Pit Hill area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 167th 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 57.4% lower than the Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

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 ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coal Pit Hill (ST7 1PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hunters Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chester Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coal Pit Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hunters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Merelake Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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