Total Crime Rate
58.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Robertson Square area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 271st 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 Robertson Square (ST4 5QL) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% 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 Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Robertson Square (ST4 5QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alder Walk, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Place West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swan Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Swan Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alder Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Alder Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Greyswood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tarporley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darrall Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Withies Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Withies Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sutton Drive | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodberry Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Place West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Swan Lane | Under investigation |
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