Total Crime Rate

318.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 318.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.7 8/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Vinebank Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 18th 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 Vinebank Road (ST7 4BA) in the last 12 months was 318.4 per 1,000 residents and was 217.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 154.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vinebank Road (ST7 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kinnersley Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Attwood Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Vinebank Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinnersley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lamb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamb Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinnersley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Kinnersley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kinnersley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kinnersley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kinnersley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinnersley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinnersley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kinnersley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A50
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Attwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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