Total Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 33.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
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

Riverside Road area has the lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Riverside Road (ST4 6LU) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% lower than the Boothen average (194.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Road (ST4 6LU), the main crime hotspot is near Lyme Brook Place. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greyswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Greenwood Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darrall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summerville Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Swan Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swan Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Claytonwood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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