Crime Rates at Wellesley Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 4NT

Wellesley Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 337th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellesley Street (ST1 4NT) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Street (ST1 4NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shirley Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cooper Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.