Crime Rates at Piccadilly, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 1DG

Piccadilly area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Piccadilly (ST1 1DG) in the last 12 months was 4637.0 per 1,000 residents and was 810.4% higher than the Etruria & Hanley average (509.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 656 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 17 cases , down -32.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 12.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 990 (≈ 2152.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Piccadilly (ST1 1DG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 472 crimes here, including 224 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.