Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 103.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hillary Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 105th 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 Hillary Road (ST7 4DN) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillary Road (ST7 4DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Galleys Bank (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hillary Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trubshaw Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thursfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tawney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moss Place Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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