Crime Rates at High Street, Talke Pits, Stoke-on-trent, ST7 1PY

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 9th 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 434.1 per 1,000 residents and was 409.5% higher than the Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ST7 1PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Taylors Place, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.