Total Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ST7 4JS) in the last 12 months was 9.9 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (ST7 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newchapel & Mow Cop| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowcroft Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowcroft Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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