Crap Towns / Kidsgrove / Crime

How much crime is there in Kidsgrove?

The police recorded 62.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Kidsgrove from September 2023 to August 2026, 18% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 34.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 75.5, up from 51.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	51.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	61.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	75.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	34.2	34.1
Public order	6.0	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	5.7	7.0
Shoplifting	4.2	7.1
Other theft	3.4	5.4
Vehicle crime	2.3	3.8
Burglary	2.2	3.1
Other crime	1.4	2.0
Drugs	1.4	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Stoke-on-Trent	12.5 km	116
Crewe	13.9 km	102
Newcastle-under-Lyme	7.2 km	79.5
Congleton	9.1 km	70.6
Sandbach	10.4 km	67.8
Kidsgrove	–	62.8
Biddulph	5.6 km	58.6
Werrington	12.1 km	50.0
Alsager	3.9 km	48.1
Elworth	12.1 km	40.2
Haslington	10.3 km	30.6
The typical town	–	76.2