Total Crime Rate
177.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Weir Grove area has the 5th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 37th 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 Weir Grove (ST7 4TT) in the last 12 months was 177.8 per 1,000 residents and was 108.8% higher than the Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 109.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weir Grove (ST7 4TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gilbert Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mossfield Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Grove | Under investigation |
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