Total Crime Rate
120.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crown Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 67th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crown Gardens (ST7 1XH) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crown Gardens (ST7 1XH), 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.
View Crime In Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Taylors Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crown Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Springhead Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylors Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Taylors Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Taylors Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wedgwood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wedgwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springhead Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Springhead Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Taylors Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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