Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sheppard Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 366th lowest 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 Sheppard Street (ST4 5AE) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% lower than the Boothen average (194.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheppard Street (ST4 5AE), the main crime hotspot is near Munro Street. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheppard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Trow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boughey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boughey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Villas —
Apr 2026Burglary The Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vine Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Club Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lychgate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fletcher Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cloister Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cloister Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penkville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Trow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Row —
Apr 2026Other theft Chamberlain Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Trow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trow Close —
Apr 2026Public order Trow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Huntley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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