Total Crime Rate

307.1 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 307.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 63.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Howard Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 48th 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 Howard Crescent (ST1 3NN) in the last 12 months was 307.1 per 1,000 residents and was 271.0% 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 Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Crescent (ST1 3NN), the main crime hotspot is near Howard Crescent. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Howard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Old Wharf Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy House Road —
Sep 2025Public order Ivy House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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