Total Crime Rate

546.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.9 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 546.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 253.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Drugs 27.3 10/10
  • Public order 27.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

King Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 21st 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 King Street (ST4 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 546.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 128.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (ST4 3EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bute Street, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishop Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oldfield Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Oldfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollings Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berdmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Berdmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carling Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Perth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A5007 Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bishop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bute Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marriott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bute Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brocksford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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