Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 118.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 1.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Salisbury Avenue 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 Salisbury Avenue (ST1 4NU) 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 Salisbury Avenue (ST1 4NU), the main crime hotspot is near Beresford Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salisbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Beresford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelton Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cooper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chamberlain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shirley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shirley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawrence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelton Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wood Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Cauldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Cooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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