Total Crime Rate

614.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

306.0 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 614.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 306.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 201.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 119.4 10/10
  • Public order 79.6 10/10
  • Other theft 47.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.4 7/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Robbery 17.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
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

Selwyn Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 15th 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 Selwyn Street (ST4 1ED) in the last 12 months was 614.4 per 1,000 residents and was 215.4% 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 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -1.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 306.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selwyn Street (ST4 1ED), the main crime hotspot is near Brook Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selwyn Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bowstead Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gable Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gable Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwallis Street —
Apr 2026Public order Cornwallis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selwyn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windsmoor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Butler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frank Soo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gable Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft South Wolfe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs South Wolfe Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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