Total Crime Rate

652.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

311.1 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 652.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 311.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 202.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.2 10/10
  • Public order 80.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.3 10/10
  • Drugs 47.7 10/10
  • Other theft 30.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.6 10/10
  • Burglary 22.9 10/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.3 10/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
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

Liverpool Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 13th 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 Liverpool Road (ST4 1AR) in the last 12 months was 652.7 per 1,000 residents and was 235.0% higher than the Boothen average (194.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 311.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (ST4 1AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vale Street (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft South Wolfe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Trade Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Copeland Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Registry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturgess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs South Wolfe Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order South Wolfe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order South Wolfe Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery South Wolfe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturgess Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowl Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Campbell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boothen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northcote Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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