Total Crime Rate
118.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Norfolk 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 Norfolk Street (ST1 4PB) 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 Norfolk Street (ST1 4PB), 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.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cooper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Mark'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelton Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cemetery Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | College Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clyde Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aynsley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Richmond Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lawrence Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lawrence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelton Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wood Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Mark'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Aynsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Milton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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