Total Crime Rate

299.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.5 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 299.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Other theft 67.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 7th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 75th 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 Lichfield Street (ST1 3EB) in the last 12 months was 299.7 per 1,000 residents and was 279.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 108.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Street (ST1 3EB), 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 Lichfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stonehaven Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downey Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Imperial Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ogden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ogden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paxton Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paxton Street
Apr 2026Public order Gilman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Astle Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Houghton Street Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Astle Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astle Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Astle Place Under investigation
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 Regent Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Regent Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Drive

Data Sources

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