Total Crime Rate

208.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 208.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Algar Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 147th highest crime rate of 841 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 Algar Road (ST4 6RT) in the last 12 months was 208.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 122.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Algar Road (ST4 6RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Godwin Way, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wain Drive (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Algar Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godwin Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tarporley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wainwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wainwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wainwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wainwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godwin Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Place West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Place West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godwin Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheatly Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Godwin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godwin Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Marchwood Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Marchwood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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