Total Crime Rate

562.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

239.6 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 562.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 239.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.6 10/10
  • Public order 67.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 57.3 8/10
  • Other theft 46.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.9 10/10
  • Drugs 31.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Church Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 20th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (ST4 1DF) in the last 12 months was 562.5 per 1,000 residents and was 188.7% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 239.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (ST4 1DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 246 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 Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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 2026Bicycle theft South Wolfe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs South Wolfe Street Local resolution
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 Sturgess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturgess Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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