Total Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Whiteridge Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whiteridge Road (ST7 4TH) in the last 12 months was 11.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% lower than the Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Whiteridge Road (ST7 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near Attwood Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whiteridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mossfield Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Attwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moss Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gilbert Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rutland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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