Total Crime Rate

311.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.9 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 311.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Public order 59.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Holm Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 65th 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 Holm Close (ST4 4BD) in the last 12 months was 311.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% higher than the Boothen average (194.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 158.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holm Close (ST4 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birks Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spode Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holm Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary South Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birks Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholls Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Spode Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fletcher Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spode Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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