Total Crime Rate

387.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 387.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.8 9/10
  • Other theft 64.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howson Street area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 26th 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 Howson Street (ST1 3LG) in the last 12 months was 387.6 per 1,000 residents and was 368.3% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 134.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 242.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howson Street (ST1 3LG), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosedawn Close East Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A50 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Imperial Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Imperial Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Imperial Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Imperial Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Imperial Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Imperial Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A50 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Berkeley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Imperial Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lichfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lichfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lichfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Imperial Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Imperial Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hordley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hordley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hordley Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brunswick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hordley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Terrace —

Data Sources

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