Total Crime Rate

411.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

201.9 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 411.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 201.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Public order 50.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.4 7/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 2.4 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

Wedgwood Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 32nd 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 Wedgwood Road (ST4 3LD) in the last 12 months was 411.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher than the Fenton East average (377.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 201.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wedgwood Road (ST4 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Wileman Place. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wedgwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vivian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Philip Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rubian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rubian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Philip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedgwood Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedgwood Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Minerva Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rubian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Philip Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lauren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lauren Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Brogan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Matthew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wileman Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadmine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bassilow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bassilow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bassilow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wileman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wileman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wileman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wileman Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wileman Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wileman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elliott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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