Total Crime Rate

139.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 139.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Boothen , and the 276th highest crime rate of 844 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 London Road (ST4 5RW) in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (ST4 5RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fletcher Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flax Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trow Close
Sep 2025Other theft Vinebank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Vinebank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vinebank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vinebank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Keary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Keary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Flax Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Corporation Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Club Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Club Street
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Boughey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bilton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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