Total Crime Rate

328.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.1 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 328.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 167.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.2 10/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Robbery 19.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lichfield Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 57th 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 Lichfield Street (ST1 3EA) in the last 12 months was 328.6 per 1,000 residents and was 315.9% higher than the Bucknall & Eaton Park average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 167.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Street (ST1 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 306 crimes here, including 140 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Stafford Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downey 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 Jasper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jasper Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jasper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downey Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paxton Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paxton Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ogden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bethesda Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gilman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bethesda Street
Apr 2026Public order Bethesda Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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