Total Crime Rate
103.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
75.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brieryhurst Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 105th 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 Brieryhurst Road (ST7 4SD) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brieryhurst Road (ST7 4SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Galleys Bank (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hillary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Trubshaw Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thursfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tawney Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moss Place | Under investigation |
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