Crime Rates at Oldcott Drive, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-trent, ST7 4HE

Oldcott Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 140th 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 Oldcott Drive (ST7 4HE) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldcott Drive (ST7 4HE), the main crime hotspot is near Kidsgrove Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.