Total Crime Rate

411.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.2 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 411.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Drugs 51.9 10/10
  • Public order 44.4 10/10
  • Burglary 33.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.9 7/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Robbery 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Smiths Buildings area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney , and the 30th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smiths Buildings (ST3 6AE) in the last 12 months was 411.1 per 1,000 residents and was 512.8% higher than the Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney average (67.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 148.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smiths Buildings (ST3 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smiths Buildings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pickford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Box Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Box Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Watchfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saracen Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saracen Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ednam Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chatsworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chatsworth Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Chatsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Watchfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denehurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickford Place —
Apr 2026Public order Penfleet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penfleet Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Penfleet Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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