Total Crime Rate

106.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 106.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Selwyn Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 380th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selwyn Street (ST4 1EE) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the Boothen average (194.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selwyn Street (ST4 1EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Selwyn Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs South Wolfe Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cornwallis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery South Wolfe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodhouse Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order South Wolfe Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Wolfe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs South Wolfe Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft South Wolfe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
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 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
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Data Sources

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