Total Crime Rate

122.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 122.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.3 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peckforton View area has the 15th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 75th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peckforton View (ST7 4TA) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peckforton View (ST7 4TA), the main crime hotspot is near Yew Tree Terrace. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Peckforton View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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