Total Crime Rate

305.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.6 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 305.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.3 9/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 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

Spencer Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 69th 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 Spencer Road (ST4 2BE) in the last 12 months was 305.6 per 1,000 residents and was 286.7% higher than the Bucknall & Eaton Park average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 129.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Road (ST4 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near Thornton Road. Police recorded 66 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 Spencer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Darnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boughey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boughey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boughey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Thornton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Spencer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Darnley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ashford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seaford Street —
Apr 2026Public order Beresford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cauldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glebe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darnley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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