Crime Rates at Welch Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST4 4DF

Welch Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 15th highest crime rate of 841 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 Welch Street (ST4 4DF) in the last 12 months was 614.4 per 1,000 residents and was 215.4% 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 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -1.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 123 (≈ 306.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welch Street (ST4 4DF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 246 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.