Total Crime Rate
114.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harpfield Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Boothen , and the 336th highest crime rate of 844 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 Harpfield Road (ST4 5QJ) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the Boothen average (158.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harpfield Road (ST4 5QJ), the main crime hotspot is near St John'S Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Boothen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hillfield Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walton Road | β |
| 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 | Other theft | Wakefield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forber Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forber Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mace Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mace Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Fiske Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Walton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alder Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alder Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keelings Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robertson Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorsyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Moorsyde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Allenby Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allenby Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Little-Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hillfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mace Street | β |
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