Total Crime Rate
91.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Poolside Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Etruria & Hanley , and the 414th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Poolside Close (ST4 2FH) in the last 12 months was 91.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% lower than the Etruria & Hanley average (509.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Poolside Close (ST4 2FH), the main crime hotspot is near Aynsley Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Etruria & Hanley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aynsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Richmond Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stoke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoke Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aynsley Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shearer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Haywood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northcote Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northcote Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bedford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newlands Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Havelock Place | — |
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