Total Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tavistock Place area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tavistock Place (ST4 6HY) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% lower than the Basford & Hartshill average (79.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Place (ST4 6HY), the main crime hotspot is near Gladstone Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tavistock Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Basford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gladstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stoke Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Egerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Basford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crescent Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sackville Street

Data Sources

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