Total Crime Rate

151.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 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 151.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 32nd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 246th highest crime rate of 841 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 Anchor Road (ST3 5EP) in the last 12 months was 151.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anchor Road (ST3 5EP), the main crime hotspot is near Somerton Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Speedwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitegate Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Hall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oldway Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clewlow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dobell Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime B5039 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5039 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smith Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manse Close —
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Data Sources

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