Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 77.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Penkhull New Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 348th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Penkhull New Road (ST4 5DB) 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penkhull New Road (ST4 5DB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent

Crime Over Time in Penkhull New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Epworth Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Epworth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Epworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Club Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corporation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boon Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spark Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boughey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boughey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fletcher Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturgess Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturgess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chamberlain Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Villas —
Apr 2026Other crime Huntley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 38

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑