Total Crime Rate
814.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Etruria Road 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 Etruria Road (ST1 5NW) 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 Etruria Road (ST1 5NW), 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.
View Crime In Etruria & Hanley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Foundry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bird Cage Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lower Foundry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Street North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Street North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Street North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsh Street North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bird Cage Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Foundry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clough Street East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clough Street East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Morley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Morley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Foundry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Foundry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Foundry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lower Foundry Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lower Foundry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Foundry Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lower Foundry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hope Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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