Total Crime Rate

3533.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3533.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1000.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 696.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 570.4 10/10
  • Public order 340.7 10/10
  • Other theft 222.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 192.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 192.6 10/10
  • Robbery 59.3 10/10
  • Drugs 51.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 44.4 10/10
  • Burglary 44.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 44.4 10/10
  • Other crime 37.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.0 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sun Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 844 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 Sun Street (ST1 4JW) in the last 12 months was 3533.3 per 1,000 residents and was 593.7% higher than the Etruria & Hanley average (509.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , up 400.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 1014.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sun Street (ST1 4JW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 261 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sun Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havelock Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morley Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sun Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Richmond Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Morley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other crime Morley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cooper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cooper Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cooper Street —
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jordan Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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