Total Crime Rate

347.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.7 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 347.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Other theft 33.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 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

Elgin Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bucknall & Eaton Park , and the 49th 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 Elgin Street (ST4 2RD) in the last 12 months was 347.5 per 1,000 residents and was 339.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 173.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgin Street (ST4 2RD), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Anne Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elgin Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beresford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Northcote Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area 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 Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seaford Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Aynsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aynsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elgin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlands Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aynsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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