Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitehill Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 76th 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 Whitehill Road (ST7 4EE) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% higher than the Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehill Road (ST7 4EE), the main crime hotspot is near Wentworth Drive. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spey Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tawney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tawney Close —
Sep 2025Public order Phoenix Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wentworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wentworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brieryhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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