Total Crime Rate

122.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.6 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 122.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linley Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 76th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linley Road (ST7 1TZ) in the last 12 months was 122.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 250.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linley Road (ST7 1TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area, with 3 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linley Road area

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Data Sources

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