Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hartshill Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Hartshill Road (ST4 6AA) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Basford & Hartshill average (79.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartshill Road (ST4 6AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashlands Grove (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hartshill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Egerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palmers Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crescent Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stoke Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rosemary Ednam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashlands Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collis Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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