Total Crime Rate
387.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025King Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 27th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (ST4 3LZ) in the last 12 months was 387.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher than the Fenton East average (374.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -65.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 175.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Street (ST4 3LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elliott Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fenton East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Paynter Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ormonde Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Warrington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Old Tramway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rubian Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elliott Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Minerva Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Montrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Matthews Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meakins Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meakins Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meakins Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Matthews Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliott Road | Under investigation |
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