Crime Rates at Lichfield Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 3EA

Lichfield Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 41st 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 Lichfield Street (ST1 3EA) in the last 12 months was 328.6 per 1,000 residents and was 297.0% higher than the Bucknall & Eaton Park average (82.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 138.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Street (ST1 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 304 crimes here, including 156 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.