Total Crime Rate

112.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 112.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • 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
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

Shelton New Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 841 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 Shelton New Road (ST4 6DR) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% higher than the Basford & Hartshill average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelton New Road (ST4 6DR), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shelton New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Kings Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hadrian Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stoke Old Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boundary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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