Total Crime Rate
63.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ainsworth Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 296th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ainsworth Street (ST4 4JS) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ainsworth Street (ST4 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Minshall Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Minshall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kemball Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ridley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minshall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutbrook Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutbrook Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutbrook Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nutbrook Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nutbrook Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beech Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minshall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Walton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hamilton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whieldon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ramsey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ramsey Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenton Hall Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Crescent | Under investigation |
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