Total Crime Rate

223.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.7 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 223.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ridgway Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 133rd 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 Ridgway Road (ST4 2BY) in the last 12 months was 223.4 per 1,000 residents and was 182.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgway Road (ST4 2BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watford Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conway Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quay Side —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darnley Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Darnley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kilmore Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Darnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darnley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Egerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A52 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrington Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stonehaven Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonehaven Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonehaven Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mawson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quay Side Under investigation
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Data Sources

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