Total Crime Rate
140.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Liverpool Road East area has the 13th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 66th 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 Liverpool Road East (ST7 3AB) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Liverpool Road East (ST7 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Liverpool Road East. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hardings Meadow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardings Meadow | — |
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