Crime Rates at Lower Crescent, Stoke-on-trent, ST4 6BS

Lower Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 321st highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Crescent (ST4 6BS) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% higher than the Basford & Hartshill average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Crescent (ST4 6BS), 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.