Crime Rates at Heathcote Street, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-trent, ST7 4AA

Heathcote Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 157th highest 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 Heathcote Street (ST7 4AA) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathcote Street (ST7 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Rise. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.