Total Crime Rate
135.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
108.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bolton 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.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ednam Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Anson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ryder Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryder Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ryder Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seddon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalehead Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalehead Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dalehead Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A520 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A520 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dudley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A520 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hawthorn Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chatsworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chatsworth Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chatsworth Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leacroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickford Place | — |
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