Total Crime Rate

827.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

226.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 827.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 226.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 217.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 191.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.8 10/10
  • Public order 67.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.3 10/10
  • Burglary 35.1 10/10
  • Other theft 35.1 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Robbery 19.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
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

Black Horse Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 10th highest crime rate of 841 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 827.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% higher than the Etruria & Hanley average (502.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 68 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 226.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% 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 278 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lower Foundry Street (79 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Black Horse Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clough Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clough Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Piccadilly —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Union Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bird Cage Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bird Cage Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bird Cage Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bird Cage Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brockley Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Piccadilly Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brockley Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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