Total Crime Rate

122.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Basford Court area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 324th 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 Basford Court (ST4 6FA) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basford Court (ST4 6FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sackville Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Basford Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cumming Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basford Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stoke Old Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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