Total Crime Rate

251.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.7 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 251.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.7 10/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

City Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 105th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around City Road (ST4 4ND) in the last 12 months was 251.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (ST4 4ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stewart Street, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alma Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Street —
Apr 2026Public order Smithpool Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Smithpool Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Elsing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mounfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stewart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Furlong Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Furlong Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Welby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Furlong Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stewart Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Standard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watkin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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