Total Crime Rate

382.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 382.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 196.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.2 9/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 13th 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 High Street (ST7 1PY) in the last 12 months was 382.6 per 1,000 residents and was 281.0% higher than the Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe average (100.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ST7 1PY), 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 High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashenough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylors Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taylors Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wedgwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedgwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Taylors Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Taylors Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oaktree Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Bank Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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