Total Crime Rate

168.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 168.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Anchor Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 213th highest crime rate of 841 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 Anchor Road (ST3 1JT) in the last 12 months was 168.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Fenton East average (377.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anchor Road (ST3 1JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Royston Walk, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerton Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Anchor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Grafton Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smith Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loughborough Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royston Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5039 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime B5039 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Middle Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitegate Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manse Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Road —
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Data Sources

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