Total Crime Rate

240.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.8 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 240.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 21st highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 118th 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 5EF) in the last 12 months was 240.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 129.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anchor Road (ST3 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Jervison Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Anchor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speedwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Longview Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Longview Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5039 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime B5039 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mossland Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dobell Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oldway Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weston Street —
Apr 2026Public order Weston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Weston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clewlow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Checkley Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Worth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Checkley Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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