Total Crime Rate

422.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.4 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 422.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 203.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Other theft 36.6 10/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • 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

City Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 27th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around City Road (ST4 2PH) in the last 12 months was 422.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher than the Fenton East average (377.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 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 ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (ST4 2PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stewart Street, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lordship Lane (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Smithpool Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Smithpool Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stewart Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stewart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lordship Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lordship Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lordship Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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