Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 38.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairbank Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 163rd 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 Fairbank Avenue (ST4 5JU) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairbank Avenue (ST4 5JU), 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 Fairbank Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daintry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fremantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fremantle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fremantle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fremantle Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Racecourse Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Cloister Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cloister Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penkville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Neville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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