Total Crime Rate

216.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.5 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 216.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.2 10/10
  • Public order 36.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Garfield Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 139th 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 Garfield Street (ST1 4LL) in the last 12 months was 216.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 147.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garfield Street (ST1 4LL), the main crime hotspot is near Havelock Place. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wood Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revanth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Timmis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mark'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Mark'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Brindley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime James Brindley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Milton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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