Total Crime Rate

574.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 574.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.1 10/10
  • Public order 47.7 10/10
  • Other theft 40.1 10/10
  • Drugs 30.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.9 10/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.4 10/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Liverpool Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Boothen , and the 14th highest crime rate of 844 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 Liverpool Road (ST4 1AQ) in the last 12 months was 574.4 per 1,000 residents and was 263.3% higher than the Boothen average (158.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 144 (≈ 274.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (ST4 1AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Vale Street. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trade Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Trade Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hide Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hide Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Trade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Vale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Vale Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Vale Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vale Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Trade Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campbell Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Wolfe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Campbell Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Campbell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Campbell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Campbell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Campbell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campbell Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campbell Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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