Total Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 24.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Watkin Street area has the lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 90th 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 Watkin Street (ST4 4PG) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watkin Street (ST4 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watkin Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Standard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlas Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atlas Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawfurd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawfurd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Furlong Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Elsing Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Welby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hallam Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blenheim Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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