Kidsgrove Crime and Safety Statistics

Kidsgrove Crime Overview

Kidsgrove is the second most dangerous small town in Staffordshire, and is the 40th most dangerous overall out of Staffordshire's 201 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Kidsgrove in 2020 was 26 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to Staffordshire's overall crime rate, coming in 13% lower than the Staffordshire rate of 29 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Kidsgrove is the 84th safest small town, and the 4,015th safest location out of all towns, cities, and villages.

In June 2020, Kidsgrove had the worst crime rate in Staffordshire for other theft, with 1 crime reported and a crime rate of 0.04 per 1,000 inhabitants.

The most common crimes in Kidsgrove are violence and sexual offences, with 287 offences during 2020, giving a crime rate of 12. This is 74% lower than 2019's figure of 499 offences and a difference of 8.97 from 2019's crime rate of 21. Kidsgrove's least common crime is robbery, with 1 offence recorded in 2020, a decrease of 1200% from 2019's figure of 13 crimes.

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Crime in Kidsgrove Compared To Staffordshire

Summary of Crimes in Kidsgrove This Year

	Kidsgrove		Staffordshire
Crime	Count	Rate	Count	Rate	Rate Difference
Anti-Social Behaviour	247	10.44	15,935	14.03	34% safer
Burglary	8	0.34	2,025	1.78	424% safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	114	4.82	4,177	3.68	24% more dangerous
Drugs	12	0.51	942	0.83	63% safer
Other Crime	17	0.72	761	0.67	7% more dangerous
Other Theft	51	2.16	2,877	2.53	17% safer
Possession of Weapons	4	0.17	282	0.25	47% safer
Public Order	33	1.40	1,847	1.63	16% safer
Robbery	1	0.04	322	0.28	600% safer
Shoplifting	44	1.86	1,867	1.64	12% more dangerous
Theft From the Person	1	0.04	166	0.15	275% safer
Vehicle Crime	41	1.73	2,022	1.78	2.9% safer
Violence and Sexual Offences	287	12.13	15,600	13.74	13% safer

Kidsgrove Compared to Nearby Small Towns

Small Town	Total Crimes	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Uttoxeter	296	21.98	18% safer
Shobnall	186	22.25	16% safer
Penkridge	199	22.76	14% safer
Cheadle	301	24.84	4.3% safer
Great Wyrley	286	25.32	2.4% safer
Kidsgrove	613	25.92	-
Leek	615	28.99	11% more dangerous

Crime Over Time in Kidsgrove

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Kidsgrove Crime Trends

	Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents
Crime	2017	2018	2019	2020	Trend
Anti-Social Behaviour	31	29	25	10	Safer
Burglary	2.4	2.8	2.0	0.34	Safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	8	8	8	4.8	Safer
Drugs	0.63	0.59	0.47	0.51	Safer
Other Crime	1.1	1.4	0.63	0.72	Safer
Other Theft	7	5	6	2.2	Safer
Possession of Weapons	0.38	0.34	0.34	0.17	Safer
Public Order	3.5	2.7	2.6	1.4	Safer
Robbery (inc. mugging)	0.51	0.30	0.55	0.04	Safer
Shoplifting	2.9	3.4	3.6	1.9	Safer
Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing)	0.04	0.17	0.21	0.04	Safer
Vehicle Crime	3.8	3.2	3.6	1.7	Safer
Violence and Sexual Offences	23	25	21	12	Safer

Changes In Kidsgrove's Crime Rates Over Time

Offences in Kidsgrove's Green Spaces

We only display green spaces in Kidsgrove that are named, and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries during 2020.

Name	ASB	Drugs	Public Order	Robbery	VSO	All Others	Crimes per Hectare
Bathpool Park	5	-	-	-	-	2	0.09

Comparing Kidsgrove to the UK's Major Cities

Small Town	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Kidsgrove	25.92	-
Barnet	67.71	62% more dangerous
Coventry	77.41	67% more dangerous
Croydon	83.22	69% more dangerous
Sheffield	85.81	70% more dangerous
Bristol	86.21	70% more dangerous
Leicester	97.44	73% more dangerous
Birmingham	102.87	75% more dangerous
Liverpool	107.28	76% more dangerous
Bradford	133.02	81% more dangerous
Leeds	137.10	81% more dangerous

Crime in Kidsgrove's Neighbourhoods

Neighbourhood	Crime Count	Crime Rate	Danger Rank
Kidsgrove Central	231	40	First
Kidsgrove East	110	14	Third
Kidsgrove West	246	28	Second

Crime in Kidsgrove During Coronavirus Lockdowns

Looking at the months the UK was in lockdown in 2020 due to Covid-19, how did crime rates in Kidsgrove change compared to the same month in 2019? The biggest increase in lockdown crime came in March, when Kidsgrove saw a 300% increase in drugs. Kidsgrove saw a large fall in anti-social behaviour during October, when it fell by 98% compared to October in 2019.

Crime	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Anti-Social Behaviour	-11%	-6%	-6%	-	-	-98%	-	-98%	-	-41%
Burglary	-	-67%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Criminal Damage and Arson	+100%	-25%	-48%	-96%	-	-	-	-	-	+19%
Drugs	+300%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Crime	+50%	+300%	+100%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Theft	-50%	-33%	-50%	-94%	-	-	-	-	-93%	-67%
Possession of Weapons	-	+100%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Public Order	+25%	+14%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shoplifting	+33%	-60%	-82%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-33%
Vehicle Crime	+200%	-67%	-40%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-43%
Violence and Sexual Offences	+8%	+15%	-49%	-	-	-	-	-	-97%	-

Frequently Asked Questions About Crime in Kidsgrove

What police force serves Kidsgrove?

Kidsgrove's local territorial police force is the Staffordshire Police.

How dangerous is Kidsgrove?

Kidsgrove is the second most dangerous small town in Staffordshire.

What is Kidsgrove's most common crime?

The most common crimes in Kidsgrove are violence and sexual offences.

What is the least common crime in Kidsgrove?

Kidsgrove's least common crime is robbery (inc. mugging).

Last updated: 07 May 2021

Crime and Safety in Kidsgrove