Total Crime Rate

134.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.1 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 134.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chatham Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 290th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chatham Street (ST1 4NY) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Street (ST1 4NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stoke Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aynsley Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chatham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cooper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Place 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 2026Public order Wood Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aynsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Milton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Milton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Clarke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Terrace
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelton Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aynsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Aynsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cooper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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