Total Crime Rate
4289.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1928.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cardiff Grove area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 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 Cardiff Grove (ST1 3RF) in the last 12 months was 4289.1 per 1,000 residents and was 753.0% higher than the Etruria & Hanley average (502.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 574 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 18 cases , up 5.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 34.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 887 (≈ 1928.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cardiff Grove (ST1 3RF), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clinton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clinton Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Regent Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bird Cage Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cooper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bird Cage Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bird Cage Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bird Cage Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bird Cage Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Regent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grace Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grace Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grace Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cannon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cooper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Warner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bethesda Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bethesda Street | Under investigation |
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