Total Crime Rate
22.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Martins Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Martins Road (ST7 1QS) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Martins Road (ST7 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oldhill Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bevan Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Talke & Butt Lane| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oldhill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oldhill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oldhill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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