Total Crime Rate

188.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 188.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 167.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.1 10/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Mill Rise area has the 8th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 37th highest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Rise (ST7 4UR) in the last 12 months was 188.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 167.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Rise (ST7 4UR), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Rise. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mill Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ravenscliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinnersley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A50 —
Apr 2026Drugs Kinnersley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kinnersley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kinnersley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinnersley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinnersley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinnersley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Kinnersley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kinnersley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millers View —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadows Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadows Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadows Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadows Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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