Total Crime Rate

290.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.4 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 290.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • 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

Smithpool Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 77th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smithpool Road (ST4 4PP) in the last 12 months was 290.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 156.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithpool Road (ST4 4PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stewart Street, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Minshall Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smithpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minshall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minshall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Welby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hamilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whieldon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Smithpool Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Smithpool Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart 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 2026Shoplifting Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stewart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Minshall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stewart Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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