Crime Rates at Shirley Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 4DT

Shirley Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 24th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shirley Road (ST1 4DT) in the last 12 months was 408.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 202.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirley Road (ST1 4DT), the main crime hotspot is near Grace Crescent. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.