Total Crime Rate

201.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.4 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 201.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle 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.
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Crime overview

James Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 159th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around James Street (ST4 5HD) in the last 12 months was 201.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Street (ST4 5HD), 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 James Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chamberlain Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Trow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trow Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Racecourse Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Trow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Trow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daintry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cloister Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lychgate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cloister Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Trow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penkville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Villas —
Apr 2026Burglary The Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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