Total Crime Rate

130.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 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 130.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Bedford Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 295th 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 Bedford Road (ST1 4PL) in the last 12 months was 130.8 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (ST1 4PL), 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 Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Milton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Milton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revanth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clyde Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davis Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Davis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Timmis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Mark'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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