Total Crime Rate

311.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 311.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Public order 59.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Racecourse Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 65th highest crime rate of 841 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 Racecourse Road (ST4 5AX) in the last 12 months was 311.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 158.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Racecourse Road (ST4 5AX), 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 Racecourse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Neville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cloister Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daintry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cloister Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Racecourse Road —
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Data Sources

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