Total Crime Rate

827.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

226.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 827.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 226.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 217.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 191.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.8 10/10
  • Public order 67.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.3 10/10
  • Burglary 35.1 10/10
  • Other theft 35.1 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Robbery 19.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garnet 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 Garnet Street (ST1 4BG) 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 Garnet Street (ST1 4BG), the main crime hotspot is near Pretoria Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garnet Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5046 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Timmis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Brindley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime James Brindley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Garnet Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5046 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B5046 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Pretoria Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Josiah Wedgwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Josiah Wedgwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Josiah Wedgwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pretoria Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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