Total Crime Rate

247.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 247.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Burglary 21.8 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smithpool Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Fenton East , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 844 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 4PW) in the last 12 months was 247.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower than the Fenton East average (374.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 101.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithpool Road (ST4 4PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stewart Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nutbrook Avenue (15 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
Sep 2025Other theft Stewart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stewart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stewart Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Street —
Sep 2025Public order Kemball Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kemball Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ramsey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Ramsey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Minshall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stewart Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stewart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stewart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stewart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Minshall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stewart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nutbrook Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nutbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutbrook Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nutbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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