Total Crime Rate
827.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
226.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clough Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 10th 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 Clough Street (ST1 4BA) in the last 12 months was 827.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% higher than the Etruria & Hanley average (502.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 226.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clough Street (ST1 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Pleasant, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Milton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | James Brindley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cavendish Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Garnet Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Josiah Wedgwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Josiah Wedgwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Josiah Wedgwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B5046 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B5046 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Brindley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B5046 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Milton Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Timmis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sun Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sun Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sun Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sun Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sun Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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