Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 25.5 7/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hillary Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 85th 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 Hillary Road (ST7 4DP) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillary Road (ST7 4DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Phoenix Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hillary Road area

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

Data Sources

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