Total Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 128th lowest 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 Shelton New Road (ST4 6EW) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelton New Road (ST4 6EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gladstone Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shelton New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basford Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Hadrian Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumming Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stoke Old Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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