Total Crime Rate

144.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hunters Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 50th 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 Hunters Way (ST7 1RT) in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% higher than the Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 242.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunters Way (ST7 1RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bishop'S Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Saviour'S Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hunters Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollins Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hunters Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hunters Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mitchell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Springfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Saviour'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Unity Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hunters Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Saviour'S Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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