Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 71.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sideway Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 326th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sideway Road (ST4 4BH) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sideway Road (ST4 4BH), 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 Sideway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birks Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Birks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary South Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cloister Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cloister Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spode Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Spode Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fletcher Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lychgate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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