Total Crime Rate

113.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 113.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Diarmid Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hanford, Newstead & Trentham , and the 356th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Diarmid Road (ST4 4QS) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% higher than the Hanford, Newstead & Trentham average (68.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Diarmid Road (ST4 4QS), the main crime hotspot is near Garfield Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Diarmid Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diarmid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St George'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Garfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danehill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Janson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wilson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road —
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Data Sources

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