Total Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highgrove Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Boothen , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Highgrove Road (ST4 5PF) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Boothen average (158.1 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highgrove Road (ST4 5PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mace Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flash Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boothen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wakefield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Walton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alder Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | A34 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Levita Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Highgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mace Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mace Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mace Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alder Walk | — |
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