Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Walton Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 383rd lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walton Road (ST4 5PH) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 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 10 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walton Road (ST4 5PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alder Walk, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elphinstone Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphinstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphinstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Greenwood Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphinstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphinstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claytonwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerville Road
Apr 2026Other crime Alder Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greyswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darrall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphinstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swan Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphinstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swan Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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