Total Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Villas area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Boothen , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Villas (ST4 5AQ) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% lower than the Boothen average (158.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Villas (ST4 5AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Munro Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fletcher Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Club Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Club Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Munro Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Munro Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Boughey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bilton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vinebank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vinebank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Vinebank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cloister Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Vinebank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trow Close
Sep 2025Public order Trow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trow Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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