Total Crime Rate

210.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 210.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.0 10/10
  • Public order 30.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Ricardo Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Blurton , and the 146th 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 Ricardo Street (ST3 4EW) in the last 12 months was 210.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% higher than the Blurton average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 110.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ricardo Street (ST3 4EW), the main crime hotspot is near Queens Park Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ricardo Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Queens Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnes Way —
Apr 2026Public order Barnes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queens Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Queens Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queens Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Queens Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlisle Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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