Total Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.2 1/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Faraday Place area has the lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Basford & Hartshill , and the 5th 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 Faraday Place (ST4 6RF) in the last 12 months was 6.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% lower than the Basford & Hartshill average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faraday Place (ST4 6RF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Faraday Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashlands Grove —
Apr 2026Robbery Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lukesland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lukesland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Garden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Ednam Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rosemary Ednam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lodge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ashlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oliver Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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