Total Crime Rate

144.7 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 144.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Palmers Green area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 258th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palmers Green (ST4 6AP) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 91.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmers Green (ST4 6AP), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palmers Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Palmers Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andrew Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Palmers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lancaster Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Egerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Boundary Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Boundary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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