Total Crime Rate

439.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

202.5 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 439.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 202.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.2 10/10
  • Drugs 53.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.5 10/10
  • Public order 41.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.7 10/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 25th highest crime rate of 841 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 Broad Street (ST1 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 439.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower than the Etruria & Hanley average (502.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 202.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (ST1 4EQ), 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 (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Mark'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mark'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Milton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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