Total Crime Rate

4637.0 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 4637.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1426.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 928.3 10/10
  • Public order 552.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 534.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 287.0 10/10
  • Other theft 215.2 10/10
  • Drugs 152.2 10/10
  • Burglary 147.8 10/10
  • Robbery 97.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 78.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 76.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 58.7 10/10
  • Other crime 45.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.0 10/10
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

Cardiff Grove area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 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 Cardiff Grove (ST1 3RF) in the last 12 months was 4637.0 per 1,000 residents and was 810.4% higher than the Etruria & Hanley average (509.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 656 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 17 cases , down -32.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 12.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 990 (≈ 2152.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardiff Grove (ST1 3RF), 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 Cardiff Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grace Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grace Crescent
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Regent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warner Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lower Bethesda Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Bethesda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bower Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bethesda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Bethesda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shirley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Downey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shirley Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albion Street Local resolution

Data Sources

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