Total Crime Rate
62.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grindley Place area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 288th 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 Grindley Place (ST4 5DX) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower than the Basford & Hartshill average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grindley Place (ST4 5DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newcastle Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Doncaster Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lowndes Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sharman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sharman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Street | — |
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