Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 77.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Liddle Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 348th 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 Liddle Street (ST4 5RL) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liddle Street (ST4 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trow Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Liddle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boughey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trow Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Trow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chamberlain Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Huntley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturgess Street
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Trow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturgess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boughey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penkville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boon Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Boon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Trow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Villas
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Club Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spark Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bath Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunters Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Villas Under investigation

Data Sources

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