Total Crime Rate

226.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 226.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 102.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Godwin Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Boothen , and the 115th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Godwin Way (ST4 6JS) in the last 12 months was 226.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% higher than the Boothen average (158.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -74.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Godwin Way (ST4 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Godwin Way, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wain Drive (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Godwin Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godwin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheatly Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Godwin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Godwin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Godwin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harpfield Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lymevale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lymevale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lymevale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lymevale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ronson Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Little-Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Moorsyde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorsyde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ronson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ronson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wain Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wain Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheatly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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