Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 77.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Penkville Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penkville Street (ST4 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Boothen average (194.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penkville Street (ST4 5AJ), 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 Penkville Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boughey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trow Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lychgate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Villas —
Apr 2026Public order Trow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penkville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boughey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chamberlain Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Huntley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cloister Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Trow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Trow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cloister Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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