Total Crime Rate
1433.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pebble Mill Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 4th 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 Pebble Mill Street (ST1 5RG) in the last 12 months was 1433.7 per 1,000 residents and was 181.5% higher than the Etruria & Hanley average (509.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 155 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -58.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 116 (β 349.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pebble Mill Street (ST1 5RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marina Way, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pebble Mill Street (17 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 | Possession of weapons | Marina Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pebble Mill Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marina Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marina Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marina Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marina Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marina Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marina Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marina Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marina Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marina Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marina Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pebble Mill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pebble Mill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pebble Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pebble Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lanehead Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanehead Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garibaldi Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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