Total Crime Rate

135.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.4 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 135.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bolton Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Dresden & Florence , and the 288th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bolton Place (ST3 5PB) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% higher than the Dresden & Florence average (129.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 108.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Place (ST3 5PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A520, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anson Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ednam Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ryder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryder Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ryder Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seddon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalehead Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalehead Court
Apr 2026Other theft Dalehead Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A520 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A520 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A520 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Other crime Hawthorn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chatsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chatsworth Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chatsworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leacroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickford Place

Data Sources

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