Total Crime Rate

163.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 163.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Capewell Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 210th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Capewell Street (ST3 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 163.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capewell Street (ST3 1JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smith Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerton Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Capewell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Capewell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harleigh Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tideswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royston Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friar Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5039 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beeston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Priestley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blandford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Blandford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Manse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manse Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ruskin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Menai Grove —

Data Sources

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