Total Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapel Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Lane (ST7 4JW) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Lane (ST7 4JW), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Lane. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Chapel Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harriseahead Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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