Total Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newchapel Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 160th highest 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 Newchapel Road (ST7 4RT) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newchapel Road (ST7 4RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wentworth Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bank Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Newchapel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Thursfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trubshaw Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spey Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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