Crime Rates at Broad Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 4EU

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 4EU) 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 4EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 274 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Foundry Street (79 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.