Total Crime Rate
150.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Johns Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Boothen , and the 250th 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 St Johns Avenue (ST4 6SS) in the last 12 months was 150.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 24 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). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Johns Avenue (ST4 6SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alder Walk, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stoke-On-Trent| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tarporley Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darrall Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alder Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Greyswood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swan Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Claytonwood Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Swan Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Swan Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Green Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Place West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayfield Place West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Withies Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Withies Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Alder Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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