Total Crime Rate

145.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

College Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 255th highest crime rate of 844 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 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% higher than the Bucknall & Eaton Park average (82.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (ST4 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near Thornton Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boughey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seaford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Crowther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stoke Road
Sep 2025Other theft Stoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Road
Sep 2025Drugs Thornton Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Thornton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thornton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Thornton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen Anne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queen Anne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Anne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour College Road
Sep 2025Public order Avenue Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ashford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boughey Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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