Crime Rate in Tunstall, ward

Tunstall has the 14th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Stoke-on-Trent district and the 1429th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (West Midlands), it has the 125th highest crime rate of 745 wards.

The overall crime rate in Tunstall in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% lower than the Stoke-on-Trent district average (134.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tunstall’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 333 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 9 cases , down -30.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 460 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Tunstall ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 138 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Tower Square (33 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.