Total Crime Rate

306.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 306.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 159.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 67th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (ST4 6BL) in the last 12 months was 306.8 per 1,000 residents and was 288.1% higher than the Basford & Hartshill average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (ST4 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashlands Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Garden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ashlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumming Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Ednam Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Rosemary Ednam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stoke Old Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashlands Grove —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road —
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Data Sources

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