Total Crime Rate

3629.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

985.2 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 3629.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1251.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 985.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 614.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 474.1 10/10
  • Public order 385.2 10/10
  • Other theft 222.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 207.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 148.2 10/10
  • Robbery 88.9 10/10
  • Drugs 66.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 59.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 37.0 10/10
  • Burglary 29.6 10/10
  • Other crime 22.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.2 10/10
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

Broad Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 2nd 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 Broad Street (ST1 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 3629.6 per 1,000 residents and was 621.8% higher than the Etruria & Hanley average (502.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 985.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (ST1 4EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 274 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Mark'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bird Cage Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bird Cage Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bird Cage Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bird Cage Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Milton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bird Cage Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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