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

Lower Bethesda 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 Lower Bethesda Street (ST1 3DE) 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 Lower Bethesda Street (ST1 3DE), the main crime hotspot is near Stafford Lane. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Bethesda Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paxton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stafford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stafford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stafford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stafford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ogden Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bethesda Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bethesda Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bethesda Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Regent Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Astle Place —
Apr 2026Public order Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Regent Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Jasper Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Jasper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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