Total Crime Rate

229.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 229.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.3 10/10
  • Public order 42.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rectory Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 110th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Road (ST1 4PN) in the last 12 months was 229.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the Etruria & Hanley average (509.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 159.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (ST1 4PN), the main crime hotspot is near Havelock Place. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Richmond Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jordan Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson James Brindley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sun Street —
Sep 2025Public order St Mark'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mark'S Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havelock Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Margill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Shearer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Pleasant Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Wellesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mark'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Sep 2025Burglary Mount Pleasant Under investigation

Data Sources

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