Total Crime Rate

235.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 235.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.4 10/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Seaford Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 106th 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 Seaford Street (ST4 2ET) in the last 12 months was 235.7 per 1,000 residents and was 184.7% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 127.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaford Street (ST4 2ET), 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 Seaford Street area

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

Data Sources

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