Crime Rates at Black Horse Lane, Stoke-on-trent, ST1 5HP

Black Horse Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 7th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Black Horse Lane (ST1 5HP) in the last 12 months was 814.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% higher than the Etruria & Hanley average (509.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 194.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Horse Lane (ST1 5HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 264 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hope Street (89 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.