Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 102.0 8/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 5/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ford Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 385th highest crime rate of 844 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 Ford Street (ST4 6JA) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher than the Basford & Hartshill average (79.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Street (ST4 6JA), 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 Ford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Robert Knox Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stoke Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Knox Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Knox Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Knox Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queens Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Knox Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Basford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Basford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crescent Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Egerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gladstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gladstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sackville Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumming Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cumming Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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