Total Crime Rate

246.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.5 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 246.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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

College Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 111th 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 College Road (ST4 2EE) in the last 12 months was 246.5 per 1,000 residents and was 211.9% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (ST4 2EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornton Road, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Anne Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ashford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thornton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Cauldon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Watford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Road
Apr 2026Other theft Carlton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boughey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boughey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boughey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Queen Anne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Anne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Anne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spencer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Spencer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Carlton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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