Total Crime Rate

4289.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1928.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 4289.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1928.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1247.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 656.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 610.9 10/10
  • Public order 500.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 267.4 10/10
  • Other theft 228.3 10/10
  • Burglary 169.6 10/10
  • Drugs 167.4 10/10
  • Robbery 119.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 100.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 65.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 60.9 10/10
  • Other crime 56.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 39.1 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stafford Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the highest crime rate of 841 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 Stafford Street (ST1 1LS) in the last 12 months was 4289.1 per 1,000 residents and was 753.0% higher than the Etruria & Hanley average (502.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 574 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 18 cases , up 5.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 34.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 887 (≈ 1928.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Street (ST1 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 457 crimes here, including 204 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stafford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/140)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Burglary Piccadilly Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Piccadilly Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piccadilly Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Piccadilly Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clough Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Union Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lamb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clough Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lamb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bird Cage Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brockley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brockley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brockley Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brockley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bird Cage Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bird Cage Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bird Cage Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

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