Total Crime Rate

301.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 301.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 129.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Other crime 21.5 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Ridgway Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgway Road (ST1 3AB) in the last 12 months was 301.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower than the Etruria & Hanley average (502.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgway Road (ST1 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Grace Crescent. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonehaven Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotesheath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Houghton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrington Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harding Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Harding Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Imperial Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stonehaven Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonehaven Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Egerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Astle Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Astle Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mawson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paxton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paxton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Astle Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Astle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Astle Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ogden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilmore Quay Under investigation
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Data Sources

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