Total Crime Rate

3010.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3010.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 609.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 579.8 10/10
  • Public order 545.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 521.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 175.5 10/10
  • Other theft 159.6 10/10
  • Drugs 98.4 10/10
  • Burglary 93.1 10/10
  • Other crime 58.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 53.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.5 10/10
  • Robbery 45.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
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

Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 3rd 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 Market Street (ST3 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 3010.6 per 1,000 residents and was 703.0% higher than the Fenton East average (374.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 229 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 88.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 471 (≈ 1252.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (ST3 1BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 132 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glenwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Railway Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grafton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flackett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Railway Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Railway Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Railway Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery The Strand Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Georges Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Georges Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Georges Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Georges Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railway Passage —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priorfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Transport Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Transport Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Transport Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Transport Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Transport Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Transport Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Transport Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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