Total Crime Rate

116.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cotswold Crescent area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Baddeley, Milton & Norton , and the 332nd 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 Cotswold Crescent (ST2 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% higher than the Baddeley, Milton & Norton average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Crescent (ST2 7EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Foxley Lane. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotswold Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hardman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxley Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shotsfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Foxley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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