Crime Rates at Gilbert Close, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-trent, ST7 4BQ

Gilbert Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 37th 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 Gilbert Close (ST7 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 177.8 per 1,000 residents and was 108.8% higher than the Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 109.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilbert Close (ST7 4BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Attwood Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.