Crime Rates at Newtown, Newchapel, Stoke-on-trent, ST7 4QA

Newtown area has the 37th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 197th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newtown (ST7 4QA) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newtown (ST7 4QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Samuel Street, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newtown (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.