Total Crime Rate

241.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 241.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Crown Bank area has the 5th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 29th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crown Bank (ST7 1PU) in the last 12 months was 241.4 per 1,000 residents and was 140.4% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 163.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Bank (ST7 1PU), the main crime hotspot is near Taylors Place. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crown Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lichfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Merelake Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylors Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylors Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wedgwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedgwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Taylors Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lichfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashenough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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