Crime Rates at Lapwing Road, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-trent, ST7 4XP

Lapwing Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 417 local areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lapwing Road (ST7 4XP) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lapwing Road (ST7 4XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birkdale Drive, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wild Goose Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.